When massive stars die as supernovae, these explosions can be seen out to the 'edge of the Universe'. But the stars' nature is often unclear. New observations provide insight into the life of one such star before it exploded. See Letter p.65
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Heger, A. Going supernova. Nature 494, 46–47 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/494046a
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