The star blinked once—just a flash in the sky above Palomar Observatory in 2020. To most, it was another transient burst in ...

Astronomers are closely monitoring the binary star system T Coronae Borealis (T CrB), anticipating a rare nova eruption that could become visible from Earth as early as 2025. Based on changes in ...

The nearby T Coronae Borealis system could still explode any day now, but calculations suggest the next best chance for fireworks is later this year.

A study from 2023 concluded that ZTF SLRN-2020 was an evolved sun-like star called a "red giant" that had expanded, in the process engulfing a gas giant planet orbiting around it. The flash of ...

A red giant star and white dwarf orbit each other in this animation ... When T CrB does explode, it will look like a very bright star in the night sky in the Corona Borealis constellation. People ...

A red giant star and white dwarf orbit each other ... When it explodes, it will be in the top 50 brightest stars in the night sky, astronomers say. "It's going to be one of the brightest stars ...

T Coronae Borealis, also called the “Blaze Star,” is a binary system made up of a red giant star and a white dwarf star. They orbit close together with hydrogen from the red giant star being ...