Looking to the stars has long provided a sense of wonder, but soon, a very rare event will light up the night sky. Here's ...

The night sky could soon offer a spectacle of a lifetime as the T Coronae Borealis star system gears up for a potential nova explosion. This rare astronomical event, marked by a dramatic increase ...

There is a lot of complicated but beautiful physics in understanding how this explosion takes place,” says Purdue University ...

In a nova event, a white dwarf star pulls in solar material from a nearby red giant. When the heat and pressure get too high, the result is a thermonuclear explosion. That makes the white dwarf ...

Instead, T Coronae Borealis (also called T CrB) will undergo a nova, an explosion on its surface that flings matter into space but doesn't destroy the star itself. So-called "recurrent novas" like ...

The temperature and pressure in the newly gained stellar shells become too large and are flung away in a gigantic thermonuclear explosion. The dwarf star remains intact and the cycle begins again ...

A newly released Hubble pic shows the galaxy LEDA 22057, where the supernova explosion occurred. The spiral galaxy's swirling ...

Astronomers have detected a previously unknown type of stellar explosion called ... powerful type of star explosions now known – less energetic than a blast called a nova in which a white ...

For centuries, stargazers have watched a new star light up in the sky. Just days later, it vanishes. But a precise deep space prediction is difficult. "We’re waiting for a 'new' star to briefly ...

Molnar’s prediction is based on a star ... explosion it creates will actually be visible as a bright spot in our view of the night sky here on Earth. The resulting luminous red nova it creates ...

Astronomers are eagerly awaiting a rare celestial event this summer, as the star T Coronae Borealis is predicted to undergo a nova explosion, providing Earth with a front-row seat. In 2023 ...

In preparation for the nova, get used ... it triggers a thermonuclear explosion, creating a dramatic outburst of energy and light. Astronomers know about the “Blaze Star” because it’s ...