Skywatchers: Once-in-a-Lifetime Blaze Star to Light Up the Night Sky

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Blaze Star

The birth of the Blaze Star is a phenomenon known as a nova. Skywatchers will see a dramatic brightening event caused by a sudden, brief explosion from a white dwarf star. 

Unlike a supernova, which marks the explosive death of a massive star, a nova is a recurring event where the white dwarf remains intact, releasing material in a repetitive cycle that can last for thousands of years.

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This binary system consists of a dead white dwarf star and an aging red giant star. The red giant, having exhausted its hydrogen fuel, becomes unstable and sheds its outer layers, which are then absorbed by the white dwarf. This exchange of matter heats the white dwarf’s atmosphere until a thermonuclear reaction occurs, resulting in a nova.

T Coronae Borealis

T Coronae Borealis has a history of explosive events approximately every 80 years. The last recorded nova was in 1946, and astronomers are now closely monitoring the system for its next eruption.