Astronomers have solved the mystery of a star that has baffled scientists for over a century, finding it is a cannibal white dwarf about to blow in an explosion that will be visible with the naked eye.

Doomed 'cannibal' star could soon explode in a supernova so bright it would be visible during the day

Source: space
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