Astronomers just watched a star 1,540 times the size of our sun transform into a hypergiant. Will it go supernova?

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by Robert Lea
February 26, 2026
Astronomers just watched a star 1,540 times the size of our sun transform into a hypergiant. Will it go supernova?
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Originally published on Space.com on 2/26/2026