BOUNDLESS EXPANSE 3D

Betelgeuse

RED SUPERGIANT · Orion's shoulder
Betelgeuse
AI illustration of the real object
DISTANCE about 550 light yearsSIZE about 900 × the Sun

A dying giant. If Betelgeuse sat where our Sun is, it would swallow Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars and even Jupiter. One day, perhaps tomorrow, perhaps in a hundred thousand years, it will explode as a supernova. When that happens, it will outshine the half Moon in our sky for weeks. We are far enough away to simply enjoy the show.

🚀 Fly there in the 3D universe

Discover more

BennuBeta Pictoris bBeta Pictoris cThe BiosphereMarkarian 421Comet BorisovAll objects in the library