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Astronomers Detect Celestial ‘Wake’ from Betelgeuse’s Companion Star


New multi-year observations from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and ground-based telescopes reveal how a faint companion star, dubbed Siwarha, carves a trail through Betelgeuse’s extended atmosphere.

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