V1674 Herculis was a record-breaker. It erupted in the constellation Hercules on June 12, 2021, and skyrocketed to peak ...

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Astronomers have been patiently waiting for a "new star" to glow in the skies above Ohio and across the world. That "new star" will appear when the star T Coronae Borealis goes nova. It was originally ...

For about three years now, scientists have been anticipating a nova explosion. Specifically, the explosion of the binary star ...

A research team has successfully imaged a nova in high resolution—and the images suggest that the nova was not a single, impulsive explosion. A nova is an astronomical phenomenon that occurs in a ...

Read full article: Why is there an abandoned missile base in this remote Florida marsh? Artist's concept of a red giant star and white dwarf orbiting one another. When the red giant moves behind the ...

Betelgeuse may have competition for the most exciting star about to go nova near Earth. Astronomers have discovered the secret of a strange star system that has baffled them for years, finding it ...

It isn't exactly clear just when stargazers will be able to see T Coronae Borealis go nova, but NASA said it will likely be "in the coming months." T Coronae Borealis is normally too faint to see ...

Another "once-in-a-lifetime" event is coming, but don't worry, it's happening 3,000 light years away. And we get to witness it in the Tennessee night sky. A nova explosion in the binary star system T ...

The next time you use your phone, you should raise your eyes to the skies and say thanks to ... a dying star. More specifically, you should thank the explosions that happen on a class of celestial ...

Astronomers find an explanation for the fastest stars in the galaxy while uncovering a new mechanism for a supernova explosion. Credit: Technion illustration Astronomers call a special kind of ...