In this video, we look at the James Webb Space Telescope's most recent discovery: a rapid 1000% spike in the brightness of Betelgeuse, a red supergiant star. This astonishing increase in luminosity has piqued the interest of astronomers and scientists worldwide, as it might be a sign of tremendous activity within the star, potentially foreshadowing an impending supernova. Betelgeuse, noted for its spectacular brightness variations, has been extensively observed for years, but this latest development is unlike anything we've seen before.
Join us as we discuss what this increase in brightness means, the implications for our understanding of star evolution, and how it may effect Earth. We'll dig into the data supplied by the James Webb Space Telescope to investigate the ideas and speculations around this cosmic event. Could this be the buildup to Betelgeuse's ultimate explosive phase? Is there something more mysterious at play?
