Betelgeuse, a Red Supergiant Star with an Illusory Spin Betelgeuse, a colossal red supergiant star in the Orion constellation, has long captivated astronomers. It’s one of the biggest stars known, dwarfing our sun by a factor of hundreds. Recent observations of Betelgeuse have revealed a perplexing mystery: the star appears to be spinning much faster […]