PARABNORMAL NEWS — This summer will bring a rare chance to see an exploding star with the naked eye, in what’s known as a classical nova.
The recurrent nova T Coronae Borealis, otherwise known as the “Blaze Star”, is located about 3,000 light years from Earth and has exploded every 80 years for the past 800 years. It last happened in 1946. The exact date of this explosion is unknown, but it’s expected between now and September.
“There are a few recurrent novae with very short cycles, but typically, we don’t often see a repeated outburst in a human lifetime, and rarely one so relatively close to our own system,” said Dr. Rebekah Hounsell at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.
The star should be visible for a little less than a week and will become one of the brightest objects in the night sky, providing astronomers and citizen scientists with an opportunity to collect a wealth of data.
Photo: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center