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  • The Blaze Star Is About to Explode—And You Might See It With Your Naked Eyes

    03/22/2025 6:54:51 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 35 replies
    Daily Galaxy ^ | March 22, 2025 | Lydia Amazouz
    The long-awaited Blaze Star could erupt as a visible nova on March 27, 2025, lighting up the night sky in a once-in-a-lifetime cosmic show. ============================================================================== For the first time in nearly a century, Earth’s night sky may soon be lit up by one of nature’s rarest celestial events: a nova visible to the unaided eye. At the heart of this cosmic countdown is the Blaze Star, or T Coronae Borealis—a binary star system nestled within the elegant arc of the Northern Crown. After decades of quiet buildup, astronomers believe it could erupt any night now. If it does, stargazers around...
  • ‘Once-in-a-lifetime’ interstellar explosion will be visible from Earth this summer: NASA

    06/19/2024 9:54:52 PM PDT · by Libloather · 49 replies
    NY Post ^ | 6/19/24 | Ben Cost
    A star is dead? Keep your eyes on the skies, stargazers: NASA has predicted that the much-anticipated “once-in-a-life-time” star explosion — or nova — will be visible to the naked eye sometime this summer, per a recent press release. “It’s incredibly exciting to have this front-row seat,” said Dr. Rebekah Hounsell, an assistant research scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Dubbed T Coronae Borealis or the “Blaze Star,” the celestial event is located 3,000 light years away and is comprised of a white dwarf, an “Earth-sized” remnant of a dead star. The starburst’s mass, meanwhile, is...
  • A Modern-Day Sign In The Heavens (Upcoming nova event- Corona Borealis)

    08/28/2024 6:28:36 PM PDT · by Strict9 · 12 replies
    SoonJesus ^ | 7-14-2024 | Damon Beggs
    T Coronae Borealis is a binary star system composed of a red giant and a companion white dwarf located in the constellation of Corona Borealis. Nicknamed the “Blaze Star,” it is a recurrent nova with a period of approximately 80 years. Very soon, it is expected to increase rapidly in brightness and astronomers worldwide are training their gaze to catch a glimpse of the expected nova event.
  • 'Once-in-a-lifetime' exploding star expected to be visible before October

    05/17/2024 9:01:45 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 19 replies
    UPI ^ | May 15, 2024 | Brian Lada, Accuweather.com
    The celestial wonders of April's solar eclipse and the mesmerizing dance of last weekend's aurora borealis captivated millions, yet the cosmos has an even more elusive spectacle in store. Before the year's end, the night sky will unveil an astronomical phenomenon so extraordinary that it eclipses the rarity of both these events combined. A blazingly bright event known as a nova, a light show that happens approximately once every 80 years, is expected to be visible in the coming months. "This could be a once-in-a-lifetime viewing opportunity," NASA said. An animation showing a nova of a white dwarf that is...
  • Evidence of mysterious 'recurring nova' that could reappear in 2024 found in medieval manuscript from 1217

    09/17/2023 6:16:34 AM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 14 replies
    Live Science ^ | September 15, 2023 | Joanna Thompson
    In 1217, a German monk looked to the starry southwest sky and noticed a normally faint star shining with unusual intensity. It continued to blaze for several days. Abbott Burchard, the leader of Ursberg Abbey at the time, recorded the sight in that year's chronicle...This medieval manuscript may have been the first record of a rare space phenomenon called a recurrent nova — a dead star siphoning matter from a larger companion, triggering repeated flares of light at regular intervals. According to new research, the "wonderful" star in question may be T CrB, which sits in the constellation Corona Borealis...