Betelgeuse Supernova 2024 Nasa. One day, betelgeuse will explode as a type iip supernova, becoming exceptionally bright and leaving behind a neutron star. One of the brightest stars in the night sky has been getting oddly brighter, prompting speculations that it might soon explode in a supernova.

Observations by nasa’s hubble space telescope are showing that the unexpected dimming of the supergiant star betelgeuse was most likely caused by an immense. On march 14, 2024, the american association of variable star observers (aavso) reported that the star betelgeuse in the constellation orion has dimmed by about 0.5 magnitude since late january.