Is Betelgeuse Going Supernova In 2024. We need to talk about betelgeuse.  — betelgeuse will blast itself to bits as a supernova.

 — researchers now say this was caused by gigantic cool areas similar to the sunspots seen on our own parent star.  — a new study making the rounds predicts that supergiant betelgeuse will explode as a supernova sooner rather than later, but others are urging caution.