A Cape Cod astronomer is tracking T Coronae Borealis, a star system that's expected to go nova soon. Here’s what you need to know about this event.

A planet circling at a sharp 90-degree angle to the orbits of its two host stars has now been confirmed. This discovery ...

NASA has released three new pieces of cosmic sound that are associated with the densest and darkest members of our universe: ...

Scientist are expecting a "once-in-a-lifetime" nova explosion to occur and people across the United States should be able to ...

A nova differs from a supernova, which is an explosion that destroys dying stars, NASA explains. During a nova event, the ...

Originally predicted to go nova in 2024, buzz about binary star system T Coronae Borealis was rekindled by NASA in early May ...

The JWST continues to live up to its promise by revealing things hidden from other telescopes. One of its lesser-known ...

The binary star system is expected to "go Nova" within the next few weeks or months - creating a once-in-a-lifetime stellar event. NASA Animation.

Astronomers are once again getting excited about a rare nova that could appear in the night sky anytime from now into the coming months. Here's why.

May 1, 2025 — The European Space Agency's Gaia mission has spotted an unusual family of stars all strangely eager to leave home -- a family we couldn't have discovered without the star-surveying ...

many others blossom from binary star systems in which a white dwarf has begun to siphon away matter from a companion star. So much mass accretes on the white dwarf that its core reaches a critical ...