The mysterious 'ghost star' threatens the Earth

According to calculations by astronomer Bred Carter, University of Queensland (Australia), star Betelgeuse, in the constellation of Orion (Orion), 640 light-years away from Earth can 'be angry' and threaten the Earth at any time

Why Betelgeuse

According to Pravda, why Betelgeuse (formerly Chinese astronomers called Ginseng) is a kind of red giant star (it can even be called a super giant because its mass is 20 times that of the Sun. Size. Its very large, very small, with the Mars star fund, the biggest will be Jupiter's (or Jupiter) trajectory People call Betelgeuse Supernova, which means that when it glows, it will evolve, and end Ended with an explosion.

In February of last year, scientists realized, this star started off. After 17 years its volume decreased by 15%. In addition, Betelgeuse changes its shape, spraying its constituents around it. That proves that its life cycle is ending.

From that many scientists believe that the age of Betelguese is approximately 10 million years (meaning young) and it is currently in the stage of carbon burning.

According to Mr. Carter, it is completely excluded that in 2011 or 2012, it will explode, creating a very strong flow of light and electromagnetic fields towards Earth.

This star is as bright as the Moon, which can rival the Sun and is visible even during the day.

Betelgeuse's explosion will create a cosmic phenomenon that lasts about 6 weeks. After the first 2-3 weeks of explosion the star started to turn off, and after a few years, from Earth it was just like a mist. ' Beauty ' Betelgueuse is only an oxygen-neon white dwarf star.

But not so that the Earth will be better. Some scientists believe that under the influence of strong light and electromagnetic waves due to supernova explosions, electronic devices, including the system of satellites and nuclear reactors will be affected. heavy. In general, what happens in the universe also causes resonance on Earth.

After the news of this cosmic disaster spread on the mass media, it caused a stir and confusion everywhere. It was the star Betelgeuse that, for a long time, mysterious astrologers attributed the powers of the devil. The name Betelgeuse, derived from Arabic, means ' The house of twins' and is associated with many bad legends. Many people call it Ghost Star.

However, professor of New Jersey Institute of Technology, Philipp Good corrects that the information about the explosion is only a hypothesis, a future. Many scientists also voiced that there are no reasons to worry or fear. ' Supernova explosions are often too far away, not enough to cause any effect on Earth .' The researchers also suggested that waves of charged particles from the exploding star must reach our planet a few hundred years later in the form of low-dose ionizing rays that would pose no threat to humans.

The last time people observed the explosion of a supernova was in July 1054. In China's astronomical history it has been recorded. The guests that emerged from the surpassing Venus had a brighter light than the Sun and Moon, visible during the day. A few months after the explosion was visible to the naked eye, then faded.

From 1054 our Galaxy also witnessed two more explosions, one in 1572, recorded by Danish astronomer Thilo Brag and one in 1604 observed by astronomer Johann Kepler. Astrophysicists claim, we only discovered a supernova explosion some time later when they were switched off, because they were subjected to interactions in space between stars.

However, on the website " Betelgeuse Supernova " by amateur astronomers, when marking the answer to the options, this star has exploded: ' a: this year ', ' b: in the next 10 years' , ' c: in the next 100 years ' and ' d: are you surprised ', they often answer ' not surprised' and most strangely, choose ' a: this year '.