What will happen to Betelgeuse?
When the core becomes so heavy that it can’t stand up to its own gravitational force, the core collapses and a supernova occurs. If Betelgeuse explodes, the light from that explosion will be strong enough to be visible on Earth during the daytime, and it will outshine the Moon at night.Click to see full answer….
When the core becomes so heavy that it can’t stand up to its own gravitational force, the core collapses and a supernova occurs. If Betelgeuse explodes, the light from that explosion will be strong enough to be visible on Earth during the daytime, and it will outshine the Moon at night.Click to see full answer. Similarly one may ask, what will happen when Betelgeuse dies?All stars more massive than about 10 M ☉ are expected to end their lives when their core collapses, typically producing a supernova explosion. Up to about 15 M ☉, a type II-P supernova is always produced from the red supergiant stage.Secondly, will Betelgeuse become a black hole? If the remains are less than 2-3 solar masses in the central region, then Betelgeuse will become a neutron star and will appear as a pulsar, as seen from the earth. If the explosion remains are more than 3 solar masses in the central region, a black hole formation is possible. Also asked, how long does Betelgeuse have left? Huge, red stars like Betelgeuse live fast and die violently, exploding in stellar events called supernovae that are visible across vast distances. So, while Betelgeuse is a relatively young star—only about 8.5 million years old—astronomers know that it is nearing the end of its life.What will it look like when Betelgeuse explodes?It sits in the constellation Orion, along with a number of other bright stars, and makes up the left hand shoulder of the warrior. It looks visibly orange in the night sky, and is classified as a red supergiant star, in the later stages of its life.
