Skywatchers will get a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see a rare nova explosion from a star sometime between now and September.
Skywatchers have one big thing to look forward to beyond April’s total solar eclipse. Astronomers say that the stars of T Coronae Borealis or T CrB, a binary system that resides roughly 3,000 light years from Earth, will be visible during a rare nova explosion later this year. The explosion is expected to be visible for an entire week when it happens, and NASA forecasts it could happen anything between now and September.
This creates a massive explosion on the same level as a nuclear bomb going off, unleashing a burst of energy up to 100,000 times greater than the annual output from our Sun. After the explosion, the star cools down to its original temperature and slowly begins the cycle anew. Novas like this are exceptionally unique in that they don’t destroy the star like a supernova.
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