Isishwankathelo
IBetelgeuse yinkwenkwezi enkulu ebomvu ekwikroza leOrion eyenye yezona nkwenkwezi zinkulu neziqaqambileyo ezibonakalayo eMhlabeni. Isondele esiphelweni somjikelo wobomi bayo, sele iwugqibile undoqo we-hydrogen fuel yayo kwaye yaqalisa ukuhlanganisa i-helium kwizinto ezinzima, kwaye kukholelwa ukuba isandulela somsitho oqaqambileyo we-supernova. Izazi ngeenkwenkwezi zisebenzise iindlela ezahlukeneyo zokufunda umphezulu weBetelgeuse, umahluko wobushushu, kunye nezinye iipropathi, kwaye ngasekupheleni kuka-2019 nasekuqaleni kuka-2020, yafumana isiganeko esiba luzizi ngokungaqhelekanga. Oku kukhokelele kuqikelelo lokuba inokuba semngciphekweni wokuya kwi-supernova, kwaye ukufunda ngogqabhuko-dubulo lwe-supernova ekugqibeleni kuya kubonelela ngengqiqo exabisekileyo kumanqanaba okugqibela e-stellar evolution.