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From the Wikipedia entry on Betelgeuse: "Some theorists[who?] have speculated that this behavior is expected for a star at the beginning of the gravitational collapse at the end of its life.[citation needed] The mass of Betelgeuse puts it in range to become a neutron star or possibly a black hole."

So this might be what is happening. .

Betelgeuse! Betelgeuse! Betelgeuse!
This is old news. Why should anyone care about a star that was shrinking more than 500 years ago?
Um, because it's home to Ford Prefect?

Like you even have to ask.