T Coronae Borealis, a binary star system about 3,000 light years away, is usually far too dim to see with the naked eye.

NASA believes that the month of May brings visibility to four planets, a new star from a nova, a chance of meteor showers and ...

Astronomers are once again getting excited about a rare nova that could appear in the night sky anytime from now into the ...

Annapolis County resident Lawrence Powell was there to outline media skills based on his long experience, but he also ...

Astronomers are once again getting excited about a rare nova that could appear in the night sky anytime from now into the ...

When you look at the night sky in May, you won’t just find stars and a moon, you’ll find four planets, a chance of meteor showers and the possibility of a super nova. All throughout the month ...

Any day now, a massive stellar blast dubbed "the Blaze Star" could light up the night sky so brightly, you won't even need a telescope to see it.

Dr. Rebekah Hounsell, an assistant research scientist specializing in nova events at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, said white dwarf stars aren't much larger than planet Earth but are much ...

During a nova event, explains NASA, energy explodes from a white dwarf star. Hounsell said white dwarf stars aren't much larger in size than planet Earth. Usually they're too dim to see at night ...

When a star absorbs a planet, observatories on Earth detect an increase in its luminosity, albeit one that's short-lived. Such a moment of brightening is known as a nova. In 2023, the Gemini South ...