{
  "id": 28634,
  "title": "Astronomers Directly Image Betelgeuse’s Long-Suspected Stellar Companion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/28/astronomers-directly-image-betelgeuses-long-suspected-stellar",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-07-28T20:43:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Sci.News",
    "slug": "sci-news",
    "url": "https://www.sci.news/astronomy/direct-image-betelgeuse-b-14951.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "After a century of speculation, astronomers using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) have captured the clearest evidence yet that the red supergiant Betelgeuse is orbited by a faint companion star. The post Astronomers Directly Image Betelgeuse’s Long-Suspected Stellar Companion appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}