A faint star will reveal itself as it throws a hissy-fit – Astronomy Now
A spectacular cosmic event is on the horizon: a rare nova explosion so bright that it will be visible to the naked eye.
A red giant and a white dwarf orbiting each other in a nova similar to T Coronae Borealis.
Astronomers have been closely monitoring a small constellation, eagerly awaiting the eruption of a nearby binary star system. The long wait may finally be over—recent calculations suggest the nova could explode as soon as Thursday, March 27.
The Blaze Star’s Explosive Cycle
T Coronae Borealis (T CrB), also known as the Blaze Star, is a binary system located 3,000 light-years from Earth. It undergoes recurring nova eruptions approximately every 79 years, and the next one is imminent.
For the past decade, the Blaze Star has been exhibiting behavior eerily similar to the lead-up to it...