Betelgeuse

Distant Celestial Fires

Athena Andreadis, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Athena Andreadis, Ph.D.

In line with end-of-the-world prophecies linked to Mayan calendars, there's sudden noise on the Internet that Betelgeuse will become a supernova in 2012. The segue is that this will first give us Tattooine-like sunsets, then singe earth and all upon it.

Scientist: We May Have 2 Suns By 2012

The Huffington Post | Dean Praetorius | Posted 05.25.2011

Earth could be getting a second sun, at least temporarily. Dr. Brad Carter, Senior Lecturer of Physics at the University of Southern Queensland, ou...