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Is One of the Largest Known Stars About to Explode?

2026-02-28 Science & Technology
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Anton Petrov
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Support this channel on Patreon to help me make this a full time job: https://www.patreon.com/whatdamath (Unreleased videos, extra footage, DMs, no ads) Alternatively, PayPal donations can be sent here: http://paypal.me/whatdamath Get a Wonderful Person Tee: https://teespring.com/stores/whatdamath More cool designs are on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3QFIrFX 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: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2601.02057 https://arxiv.org/pdf/0803.3823 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2411.19329 https://arxiv.org/pdf/0903.2260 Previous video: https://www.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 Enjoy and please subscribe Bitcoin/Ethereum to spare? Donate them here to help this channel grow! bc1qnkl3nk0zt7w0xzrgur9pnkcduj7a3xxllcn7d4 or ETH: 0x60f088B10b03115405d313f964BeA93eF0Bd3DbF The hardware used to record these videos: New Camera: https://amzn.to/4pCVINS CPU: https://amzn.to/4qXIaxC Video Card: https://amzn.to/2M1W26C Motherboard: https://amzn.to/2JYGiQQ RAM: https://amzn.to/2Mwy2t4 PSU: https://amzn.to/2LZcrIH Case: https://amzn.to/2MwJZz4 Microphone: https://amzn.to/2t5jTv0 Mixer: https://amzn.to/2JOL0oF Recording and Editing: https://amzn.to/2LX6uvU Some of the above are affiliate links, meaning I would get a (very small) percentage of the price paid. Thank you to all Patreon supporters of this channel Special thanks also goes to all the wonderful supporters of the channel through YouTube Memberships Credit: Mark Garlick www.markgarlick.com Licenses used: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ and relevant Creative Commons licenses

Top Comments (10)

@arctic_haze 2026-02-27

It would be great to observe in detail a star about to become supernova. It would help predicting which stars are ripe to explode. Now the predictions are in the style of "from now to 100K years" as in the case of Betelgeuse.

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@militantpacifist13 2026-02-28

I can’t wait to see the explosion in my next life.

60 4 replies
@CaliforniaBushman 2026-03-01

WOH! That's star is big.

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@MCsCreations 2026-02-28

Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse. Oh, wait... Wrong star!

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@GyorgyGezaMeszaros-l5i 2026-03-01

I love the image behind Anton at the opening of the video. Reminds me of a T.I.E. fighter on fire!

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@deadiemeyers1661 2026-03-02

Ah, Anton. I truly hope that you know how much your work and your reports are appreciated. Thank you for lifting my perspective above the muck and chaos here on planet earth for a few minutes every day.

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@chandreshmakesstuff 2026-03-01

Thanks, Anton.

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@briebel2684 2026-02-28

Every time I see the WOH name, I can't help but think of the Keanu Reeves "woah" 😂 Would be pretty appropriate if it actually does go supernova.

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@1337x3xx 2026-03-01

Hi Wonderful Anton, thanks for your coverage of some of the most engaging topics in the galaxy

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@reylach5729 2026-03-01

this star is already named what we would say if it went supernova

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