Isifinyezo
I-Betelgeuse iyinkanyezi ebomvu eyi-supergiant etholakala kumlaza i-Orion engenye yezinkanyezi ezinkulu nezikhanya kakhulu ezibonakala ziseMhlabeni. Isiseduze nokuphela komjikelezo wayo wokuphila, ngemva kokuqeda uphethiloli wayo oyinhloko we-hydrogen futhi yaqala ukuhlanganisa i-helium ezintweni ezisindayo, futhi kukholakala ukuthi iyisandulela somcimbi omangalisayo we-supernova. Izazi zezinkanyezi zisebenzise amasu ahlukahlukene ukutadisha izici ezingaphezulu ze-Betelgeuse, ukuhlukahluka kwezinga lokushisa, nezinye izici, futhi ngasekupheleni kuka-2019 nasekuqaleni kuka-2020, yaba nesenzakalo esifiphele ngokungavamile. Lokhu kuye kwaholela ekuqageleni ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi i-supernova, futhi ukutadisha ukuqhuma kwayo ekugcineni kwe-supernova kuzonikeza ukuqonda okubalulekile ngezigaba zokugcina zokuziphendukela kwezinkanyezi.