Is the red supergiant star Betelguese in the constellation of Orion going to go Supernova in our lifetime?

Science & Mathematics by Anonymous 2018-06-02 11:02:15

Social Science

6 answers

It's in the last stages of its life but does that mean it's going to explode in the next 50 years or the next thousand years?

Anonymous

While possible - it could be a very, very long time yet...
Anonymous

It's possible (if it did become visible to us as a supernova it would have to have exploded several hundred years ago and the light just hasn't reached us). More likely long after all of us are gone. http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy...
Anonymous

more likely a couple million years
Anonymous

Nobody knows. "Last stages" is a LONG time for a star.
Anonymous

Probably not.
Anonymous

No....'last stages' could mean a million years. It won't happen in our lifetime.