Is One of the Largest Known Stars About to Explode? @whatdamath
Is One of the Largest Known Stars About to Explode?  @whatdamath
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Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about WOH G64 that transformed so much in the last few years that it may go to supernova
Links:
arxiv.org/pdf/2601.02057
arxiv.org/pdf/0803.3823
arxiv.org/pdf/2411.19329
arxiv.org/pdf/0903.2260
Previous video: youtube.com/watch?v=fcPVfQLCZmc
#supernova #star #astronomy

0:00 Mystery of WOH G64
1:45 What we know about this star so far
3:50 First direct observations and strange torus around it
5:25 Dramatic changes in 2014 - upcoming supernova?
7:10 New study - something else is going on (symbiotic binary)
8:40 Explanation and comparison to Betelgeuse
9:50 Solution to a red supergiant issue
10:45 Conclusions

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