JWST spots a hidden red supergiant just before it exploded

The James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered a massive red supergiant star just before it exploded, finally solving a cosmic mystery. Hidden beneath layers of dust, the doomed star revealed itself through Webb’s infrared eyes. The finding shows that many massive stars do explode but are obscured from view — until now.

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