This Star Explosion To Be "Once-In-A-Lifetime" Cosmic Event, Says NASA
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Known as "the blaze star," T Coronae Borealis is one of the galaxy's ten known recurring novas
A nearby exploding star is expected to flare up the night sky and the extraordinary view may even outshine that of the North Star. The event is expected to take place sometime between now and September. The massive explosion 3,000 light years from Earth will give amateur astronomers a once-in-a-lifetime chance to witness this space oddity, according to NASA.
The star will burst in a massive explosion known as a nova and it might be so large that it could be visible from the naked eye, the American space agency said. The binary star system in the constellation Corona Borealis -- "northern crown" -- is normally too dim to see with the naked eye.
"Unfortunately, we don't know the timing of this as well as we know the eclipse," Bill Cooke, lead for NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office (MEO) at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, told Fox News. He added, "But when it happens, it'll be something you'll remember."
