Astronomers Detect a Burst of Gravitational Waves From The Direction of Betelgeuse

www.sciencealert.com ^ | 20 JAN 2020 | EVAN GOUGH, UNIVERSE TODAY

[BipolarBob]

I never did trust the Betelgeuse. Sure, they make a fine chocolate but after the Congo thing I gave up on them.

[wally_bert]

A great collapsing Hrung disaster that no one could ever explain.

[clamper1797]

You must understand the gravity of the situation

[Delta 21]

Not again!?!

[Cowboy Bob]

I thought this was about Beetlejuice Green...

[SgtHooper]

“The biggest fallout is that the Orion constellation will change forever.”

Will...hell, HAS already changed over 700 years ago.

[Red Badger]

It changes every minute of every day..................

[higgmeister]

I can just hear Rocky J. Squirrel saying “again?”

[fruser1]

Betelgeuse is between us and an alien species that uses gravitational wave telescopes. They’re waiting for it to explode too and are just checking up on it.

[Red Badger]

Maybe they are MAKING IT EXPLODE................

[Conan the Librarian]

This is the guy I think about when you talk about Betelgeuse.

[SunkenCiv]

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[piasa]

Zaphod Beeblebrox?

[Exit148]

Without Betelgeuse, will Orion lose a leg?

[Nateman]

..., Betelgeuse will have burned enough of its hydrogen that its core will collapse...

Not quite. The fusion continues until iron starts being made. At that point you no longer release energy but consume it instead. With the fusion engine no longer propping up the star against its own gravity this instability makes the star explode.

[Spruce]

That’s right!
President of the galaxy. Inventor of the Pan Galctic Gargle Blaster. And voted “Worst Dressed Sentient Being in the Known Universe” seven consecutive times.

[Red Badger]

Shoulder.....................

[lurk]

Actually the star exploded when the English navy defeated the French navy in the 1300’s. We’re just now learning of it because the fake news media ignored it at the time.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

None of us will be alive to see the light from that supernova arrive here but it sure would be something to see.