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IN A NUTSHELL 🔭 Astronomers have confirmed the existence of Betelgeuse’s long-speculated companion star using the advanced ‘Alopeke instrument. 🌟 The companion star is a hot blue-white star with a mass about 1.5 times that of the sun, orbiting within Betelgeuse’s extended atmosphere. 💡 The discovery explains Betelgeuse’s regular six-year dimming cycle, previously a long-standing mystery in the astronomical community. …

After a long wait, astronomers have finally seen the stellar companion of the famous star Betelgeuse. This companion star orbits Betelgeuse in an incredibly tight orbit, which could explain one of Betelgeuse’s longstanding mysteries. The star is doomed, however, and the team behind this discovery predicts that Betelgeuse will cannibalize it in a few thousand years. The fact that Betelgeuse …

It turns out the Dark Ages weren’t all that dark! According to new research, medieval medicine was way more sophisticated than previously thought, and some of its remedies are trending today on TikTok. A new international research project featuring faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York reveals that people in the Middle Ages weren’t cooped up in castles, …