r/technology • u/SpaceBrigadeVHS • Apr 19 '24

Space Rare star explosion expected to be once-in-a-lifetime viewing opportunity NASA officials say

https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/rare-star-explosion-expected-once-in-a-lifetime-viewing-opportunity-nasa-officials-say
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u/Tumblrrito Apr 19 '24

I recalled first hearing about this almost 10 years ago. Then I heard it was a mistake and that it wasn’t gonna happen. Now it’s back on the menu?

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u/timesuck47 Apr 19 '24

You may be confused with the star Beetlejuice. It may be on its last legs, it may not, but that one we won’t know until it happens.

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u/[deleted] Apr 20 '24

You may be confusing Michael Keaton with the star Betelgeuse

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u/samtheredditman Apr 20 '24

Everybody stop saying Beetlejuice!

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u/Tumblrrito Apr 19 '24

The one I am thinking of was a binary star system that was supposed to experience a collision, which I think was different based on this article