"Rare Cosmic Event: T Coronae Borealis Nova to Illuminate Night Sky"
TL;DR
NASA predicts a rare "once-in-a-lifetime" cosmic explosion, a nova, to occur by September, visible to the naked eye despite being 3,000 lightyears away. The explosion will be caused by a thermonuclear reaction between a white dwarf and a red giant star in the T Coronae Borealis system, resulting in a bright new star visible near the Corona Borealis constellation for several days before dimming and potentially not being visible for another 80 years.
- NASA: 'Once-in-a-lifetime' cosmic explosion set to light up night sky Business Insider
- Move over, solar eclipse: Scientists predict a once-in-a-lifetime nova explosion in the coming months BBC.com
- 'New' star to join the night sky when nova appears this year, NASA predicts Akron Beacon Journal
- T Coronae Borealis: Star system explosion could be seen from Earth USA TODAY
- What to know about T Coronae Borealis nova KCRA Sacramento
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