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A nova explosion may soon be visible in the night sky. Here's where and when to look (www.pbs.org)

submitted 2 months ago by gedaliyah@lemmy.world to c/science@lemmy.world

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In the second half of 2024, a nova explosion in the star system called T Coronae Borealis, or T CrB, will once again be visible to people on Earth. T CrB will appear 1,500 times brighter than usual, but it won’t be as spectacular as the event in 1054.

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[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 15 points 2 months ago (7 children)

There's also a hypernova. :D

[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (6 children)

🤯

[–] NegativeInf@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago (5 children)

And kilonova, which is when two neutron stars collide!

[–] nul@programming.dev 1 points 2 months ago

Heavily featured in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwMwzGIt5ek

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