Key Points
The star in question, T Coronae Borealis (T CrB), is a binary system located 3,000 light-years from Earth..
A star could soon explode and the brightness from the event could be seen from Earth..
Astronomers have predicted that the nova will explode in the constellation Corona Borealis (the Northern Crown), creating a spectacle bright enough to be seen with the naked eye, even from light-polluted cities...
Hydrogen from the red giant is being pulled onto the surface of the white dwarf, accumulating toward a critical mass that will eventually trigger a thermonuclear explosion.. . ) ..
Once it erupts, the nova will be visible to the naked eye for a little less than a week, with an expected magnitude between +2 and +3, similar to the brightness of stars in the Big Dipper...
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