Are any of the zodiac stars about to go supernova anytime soon? I have read that Betelgeuse, known as Ardra in Hindu astrology, could go supernova. Are any of the zodiac stars or the stars of lunar mansions about to become a black hole or supernova?
I don't really know what you mean by &quot;Zodiac stars&quot;. I suppose you mean the stars of the 12 traditional Zodiac constellations.
Alpha Scorpii, known as Antares, or Jyeshtha in Hindu astrology, is a red supergiant. It is in a similar stage of its lifecycle to Betelgeuse. It is expected to explode in a supernova in the next 10000-100000 years (the timing is not very well understood)
Other potential supernova progenitors are more distant and fainter, such as HD 168625 in Saggitarius, which is not visible with the naked eye. There is also the recurrant nova U Scorpii, a candidate for a type Ia supernova (which occurs when a white dwarf accretes a critical amount of matter) Again it is far to faint, even during an outburst, to be a naked eye star (but it would certainly be visible if it exploded in a supernova).