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IK Pegasi Will explode: 5 million years from now Distance: 150 light years IK Pegasi A is expected to evolve into a red giant, which will transfer matter to the smaller IK Pegasi B white dwarf star and cause it to explode in a Type 1a supernova. IK Pegasi is moving away, so while it is currently the closest star to us that can go supernova, when it does in a few million years it will no longer be. Betelgeuse Will explode: 0 to 1 million years from now Distance: 640 light years Currently in the later stages of its life, it is expected to explode as a Type II supernova within the next million years, although it could explode at any minute. The star is a red supergiant and…

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