Thousands of light-years from Earth, the dramatic death throes of a giant star are playing out. It's part of a star system called Wolf-Rayet 104 (WR 104), also known famously as the Pinwheel Nebula.

The so-called "Death Star," which is also famed for looking ... assumed to be — with the optimistic upshot that, when it does explode, the Earth won't be caught in the crossfire.

A faint star in a constellation visible from the Northern Hemisphere after dark may explode on Thursday in what's going to be a once in 80 years occurrence.

It's impossible to predict exactly when the star will explode, however, scientists predict Betelgeuse ... For those who can vaguely recall their school science lessons, the death of a star is marked ...