Betelgeuse Supernova 2024 Date Of Birth.  — as a red supergiant, betelgeuse is expected to end its life in a dramatic explosion known as a supernova.  — a new study making the rounds predicts that supergiant betelgeuse will explode as a supernova sooner rather than later, but others are urging caution.

 — a new study making the rounds predicts that supergiant betelgeuse will explode as a supernova sooner rather than later, but others are urging caution. It could take as long as hundreds of thousands of years.