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For centuries, they've searched for a possible companion to Betelgeuse, but without success.
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For centuries, they've searched for a possible companion to Betelgeuse, but without success.

The article discusses the discovery of a companion star to Betelgeza, a well-known red supergiant in the constellation Orion. For over a century, astronomers suspected Betelgeza might have a companion star, but definitive evidence was lacking until now. Using the Very Large Telescope (VLT) at the European Southern Observatory (ESO), researchers obtained the clearest image yet of Betelgeza B, a much smaller companion star orbiting Betelgeza. This finding confirms that Betelgeza is part of a binary star system, resolving a long-standing question in astronomy.

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For centuries, they've searched for a possible companion to Betelgeuse, but without success.

The article discusses the discovery of a companion star to Betelgeza, a well-known red supergiant in the constellation Orion. For over a century, astronomers suspected Betelgeza might have a companion star, but definitive evidence was lacking until now. Using the Very Large Telescope (VLT) at the European Southern Observatory (ESO), researchers obtained the clearest image yet of Betelgeza B, a much smaller companion star orbiting Betelgeza. This finding confirms that Betelgeza is part of a binary star system, resolving a long-standing question in astronomy.

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