Betelgeuse's weird dimming caused by gigantic starspots

[Admin]

Betelgeuse's weird recent dimming was caused by starspots that temporarily covered at least half of the red supergiant's surface, a new study suggests.

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[Helio]

That's interesting. The hypothesis that the fainting was due to expelled gas somehow didn't, well, smell right.