You may have the opportunity to spot a rare explosion in outer space 맥스카지노� the rebirth of a star.Related video above: Mini supernova could have a big impact (2015)The unique cosmic event is referred to as a "nova" and will take place in the Corona Borealis constellation, or "The Northern Crown,맥스카지노� which contains a binary star system, meaning a system that holds two stars that are bound to and in orbit around each other. That system is known as "T Coronae Borealis" or T CrB, nicknamed the "Blaze Star," and is nestled around 3,000 light-years from Earth. According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, "The system is comprised of a white dwarf 맥스카지노� an Earth-sized remnant of a dead star with a mass comparable to that of our Sun 맥스카지노� and an ancient red giant slowly being stripped of hydrogen by the relentless gravitational pull of its hungry neighbor."In this binary system, there is a "hot" component 맥스카지노� the white dwarf 맥스카지노� and a "cool" component 맥스카지노� the red giant. The process by which the white dwarf saps hydrogen from the red giant results in a cosmic buildup, causing a thermonuclear reaction, which seems to occur about once every 80 years. And notably, since the system is relatively close to us, you should be able to see it with the naked eye.맥스카지노�It맥스카지노�s a once-in-a-lifetime event that will create a lot of new astronomers out there, giving young people a cosmic event they can observe for themselves, ask their own questions, and collect their own data,맥스카지노� said Rebekah Hounsell, an assistant research scientist specializing in nova events at NASA맥스카지노�s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. 맥스카지노�It맥스카지노�ll fuel the next generation of scientists.맥스카지노�A nova is a step below a supernova, which is when a star explodes and is destroyed outright. Novae, by comparison, are repeated, short-lived instances of stars exploding while continuing to carry out their cosmic patterns. According to NASA, it is estimated that between 20-50 novae occur each year in our galaxy, but despite their power, most go undiscovered.맥스카지노�There are a few recurrent novae with very short cycles, but typically, we don맥스카지노�t often see a repeated outburst in a human lifetime, and rarely one so relatively close to our own system,맥스카지노� Hounsell said. 맥스카지노�It맥스카지노�s incredibly exciting to have this front-row seat.맥스카지노�The first recorded sighting of this particular nova was in the autumn of 1217 맥스카지노� more than 800 years ago 맥스카지노� when a man named Burchard, an abbot of Ursberg, Germany, observed 맥스카지노�a faint star that for a time shone with great light," wrote NASA.If the nova pattern continues, some researchers say the nova event could occur this summer, or by September 2024.If you are a stargazer, you should find the system in The Northern Crown constellation, which is a horseshoe-shaped curve of stars west of Hercules, located by using the two brightest stars in the Northern Hemisphere, Arcturus and Vega, according to NASA.When the system erupts, it should be visible for about a week.맥스카지노�Recurrent novae are unpredictable and contrarian,맥스카지노� said Koji Mukai, a fellow astrophysics researcher at NASA Goddard. 맥스카지노�When you think there can맥스카지노�t possibly be a reason they follow a certain set pattern, they do 맥스카지노� and as soon as you start to rely on them repeating the same pattern, they deviate from it completely. We맥스카지노�ll see how T CrB behaves.맥스카지노�