At around 7 P.M. JST on the evening of March 18, Japanese amateur astronomer Yuji Nakamura spotted something strange: A new point of light in the familiar constellation Cassiopeia the Queen.

Southern Hemisphere observers are in for a transient treat: There’s now a naked-eye nova in the sky. Nova Reticuli 2020 was spotted by veteran comet hunter Robert McNaught from Coonabarabran, ...

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After spotting the explosion while looking at something else, the astronomers realized they had inadvertently captured the entire nova process. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X ...

The star T CrB flares up every 80 years. A document from 1217 could help confirm its regularity. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

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T CrB is located in the constellation of Corona Borealis, the Northern Crown, which is currently visible in the night sky across the whole of the Northern Hemisphere and from as far south as South ...

About 10 ASU students and one professor were filmed on Hayden Lawn Friday for a documentary scheduled for release in fall 2004. A film crew from "Nova," a highly acclaimed science documentary series ...

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