​T Coronae Borealis

  • A rare nova explosion, a bright surge caused by a thermonuclear blast on a dwarf star, is set to captivate the world.
  • T Coronae Borealis, or T CrB, is a binary star system located about 3,000 light-years away in the Coronae Borealis constellation, consisting of a white dwarf and a red giant star.
  • The system experiences a nova explosion approximately every 80 years due to thermonuclear detonations on the surface of the white dwarf, caused by hydrogen accumulation from the red giant.
  • The last nova explosion of T CrB was observed in 1946, and NASA predicts the next one could occur anytime between ....
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