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No, it is much too far away for that. We will see it get much brighter in the sky, much brighter than any other star. But, other than the pretty light show, it won't affect us.
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Do humans benefit from betelgeuse?
No. Betelgeuse does not affect us.
How far away is Betelgeuse?
Betelgeuse is a red supergiant in the constellation Orion. It is approximately 640 light years from us.
How do you die from a supernova?
If a supernova were to explode nearby, then life on Earth might be impacted by the increased amount of radiation that would strike our planet, especially X-rays and cosmic rays. Fortunately for us, there are no nearby stars which are good candidates to be come supernovas. The closest is the red giant star Betelgeuse, in Orion, at about 800 light years away. When Betelgeuse explodes, it may shine as brightly as the full Moon!
Is Betelgeuse going to destroy earth?
No. Some time in the next million years Betelgeuse will explode as a supernova, but it is too far away from us to damage the earth. All we will see is Betelgeuse getting a lot brighter in the night sky.
Is there any way you can determine if Betelgeuse has gone supernova earlier this month?
The only way we'll ever know if Betelgeuse has "gone supernova" is when we see it. Of course, by the time we see it, the event will actually have happened some 640 years earlier, because that's how long its light takes to reach our eyes. Despite being only about 10 million years old (young, by stellar standards,) Betelgeuse is very late in its life cycle. Astronomers estimate in has about a million years left, maximum. Of course, it may already have experienced its supernova; we just don't know yet because when we see Betelgeuse, we're seeing it as it appeared in approximately the year 1375.
Are there swallows in the US?
Yes. The Barn Swallow, Bank Swallow, Cliff Swallow, Tree Swallow and the Northern Rough-winged Swallow are amongst some of the breeds of swallow found in the USA.
When was The Tide Will Swallow Us Whole created?
The Tide Will Swallow Us Whole was created on 2008-09-16.
What will happen to a black hole at the end?
it may expand and swallow and swallow us.
A device that explodes is a?
A device that explodes is against to law to manufacture or possess in the US. But, technically speaking, safety matches are explosives as they combust rapidly.
What would happen if Betelgeuse exploded?
If Betelgeuse (beetle juice) exploded then we would experience a supernova. actually Betelgeuse already had it's supernova. It's predicted that earth may see the supernova in around 2012-2013 around that year. Editing Correction: You can't detect a star going supernova before the light has reached us. This answer is biased. Claims of Betelgeuse supernova light reaching us 2012 is false. In fact it might not even go supernova the next 100'000 years. It might also be that Betelgeuse has a unsymmetrical shape and therefor is seen as shrinking. Either way, it would light up the sky as much as the full moon for a few weeks and then be visible to the naked eye fading for about a year. Also Betelgeuse is too far away from our solar system (640 Ly) to do any harm.
Are the only red giant stars Betelgeuse and Aldebaran?
No, there are lots of red giant stars, too many to count. Betelgeuse and Aldebaran just happen to be close to us and bright in the sky, so we see them easily.
Does the star Sirius or Betelgeuse have a greater parallax angle?
Sirius will have a greater angle, because it is closer to us.
