When is the Blaze Star going to go nova? T Coronae Borealis has earned that nickname because it is capable of a sudden ...

Astronomers have used near-infrared light to explore the extreme forces behind the eruption of LMC68, a recurrent nova in the Large Magellanic Cloud.

A shockingly bright Nova explosion occurred right on cue, but its brilliance and strange chemical signature baffled astronomers.

T Coronae Borealis, a recurrent nova, may soon brighten significantly. Here's when and where to see this rare event.

One of the world's most popular lecturers on astronomy, Tyson is a familiar face to NOVA audiences, having hosted the miniseries Origins (PBS, 2004) and having been a featured scientist in prior ...

Sagan was David Duncan Professor of Astronomy and Space Sciences and director of the Laboratory for Planetary Studies at Cornell University when he died in 1996. NOVA: Let's start with the crux of ...

This recurrent nova, located approximately 3,000 light ... the constellation’s fifth brightest. Most astronomy and planetarium software programs and apps have T CrB in their catalogs, including ...

Nova explosions occur in binary star systems in which a white dwarf — the dense remnant of a dead star — continually siphons stellar material from a nearby companion star. As the outer atmosphere of ...