FIVE STARS READY TO EXPLODE

Betelgeuse Stellar evolution models suggest it should go supernova anytime in the next 100,000 years, when it will be as bright as the full Moon in the night sky. Even before its recent dimming, Betelgeuse showed the most variation of any progenitors. Antares The red eye of the scorpion in the constellation of Scorpius is due to go supernova in the next million years. With a mass 15 to 18 times that of our Sun, it will be spectacular, though its lack of variability suggests it’s not quite ready yet. Mu Cephei Known as ‘Herschel’s Garnet Star’, it’s further away than Betelgeuse, but double its diameter, and therefore perhaps closer to death. Its supernova would likely produce a black hole while providing a ‘guest star’ as bright as Venus. Eta…

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