# The Great Ongoing Space Exploration Thread

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-space-exploration-thread/925703>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Tags:** science-math\
**Created:** [November 16, 2020, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-space-exploration-thread/925703 "2020-11-16T12:18:17Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-space-exploration-thread/925703/2167 "2025-07-22T20:52:17Z")

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> [@Betelgeuse losing brightness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betelgeuse-losing-brightness/845478/200):
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> Astronomers say they have found Betelgeuse’s small companion: a blue A or B star, hot but not yet on the main sequence, orbiting Betelgeuse at about 4 AU. Believed to be the explanation for the six year dimming cycle, caused as it orbits Betelgeuse.

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