Future Space
WOH G64 is dying: But what for the gigantic star means the approaching farewell from the cosmic stage is for us a spectacular research subject! After all, the stellar colossus is considered a hot candidate for the next supernova to be observed from Earth! But what dramatic changes indicate that the universe will soon be poorer by one of its largest known stars? How did the experts manage to create a breathtaking close-up of the celestial body, although it is about 160,000 light-years away from us? And above all: when exactly will WOH G64 explode?
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