{"id":240184,"date":"2024-07-05T19:22:53","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T19:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/05\/get-ready-to-watch-a-rare-explosive-star-system-blaze-into-life\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:15:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:15:24","slug":"get-ready-to-watch-a-rare-explosive-star-system-blaze-into-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/05\/get-ready-to-watch-a-rare-explosive-star-system-blaze-into-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Get ready to watch a rare explosive star system blaze into life"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This week we are focusing on what is currently a dark patch in the sky, but won\u2019t be for much longer. That\u2019s because a \u201cnew\u201d star is expected to appear in the night sky over the next few months.<\/p>\n

Of course, the star isn\u2019t actually new \u2013 it has been around for billions of years. What\u2019s new is that it will be visible to the naked eye, temporarily, while undergoing an explosive event called a nova.<\/p>\n

The object in question, called T Coronae Borealis \u2013 or the much catchier \u201cblaze star\u201d \u2013 is actually a binary star system made up of\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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