<p>All the news-articles say that it is expected to "eventually" explode. Which doesn't really tell me much. When is "eventually"? Also, considering this is the largest star in the known universe and 16k light-years away, will this be visible? Will it be dangerous?</p>

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Near earth supernovas are 2 orders of magnitude closer to earth, and are considered dangerous. But "biggest sun in the universe" sounds kind of ominous - does that mean the supernova is also going to be one of the biggest? That could make up two orders of magnitude, and then I'm worried.
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In what timeframe is W26 expected to go supernova?
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# In what timeframe is W26 expected to go supernova?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-10-17)

All the news-articles say that it is expected to "eventually" explode. Which doesn't really tell me much. When is "eventually"? Also, considering this is the largest star in the known universe and 16k light-years away, will this be visible? Will it be dangerous?

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> **username_0**: Near earth supernovas are 2 orders of magnitude closer to earth, and are considered dangerous. But "biggest sun in the universe" sounds kind of ominous - does that mean the supernova is also going to be one of the biggest? That could make up two orders of magnitude, and then I'm worried.  

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