Our Night Sky When Betelgeuse Explodes - In this video, we bring you a dual perspective of one of the most anticipated cosmic events! Let's see Betelgeuse’s supernova explosion in "real-time (time of the event)"—as it happens 642.5 light-years away—and experience how Earth’s night sky will look 642.5 years later when the light from this event finally reaches us. Betelgeuse, one of the largest and brightest stars in our galaxy, is nearing the end of its life. Scientists know it’s very close to go