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"We've been waiting for this to happen." For the first time, NASA scientists detected what happens before a supernova explodes – and it's all thanks to old photos

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Researchers used James Webb Telescope images to identify the star, which went supernova 40 million years ago
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"We've been waiting for this to happen." For the first time, NASA scientists detected what happens before a supernova explodes – and it's all thanks to old photos

Researchers used James Webb Telescope images to identify the star, which went supernova 40 million years ago

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digitalcameraworld broke the news in on Wednesday, February 25, 2026.
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