Astronomers are closely monitoring the binary star system T Coronae Borealis (T CrB), anticipating a rare nova eruption that ...

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Astronomers have spotted two hefty white dwarf stars - highly compact stellar embers - orbiting close together that appear ...

These explosions happen when a white dwarf, which is already an ultra-dense star remnant, takes in too much mass.

The T Coronae Borealis, also known as T CrB, is a recurrent nova that bursts about every 80 years. Astronomers are pointing ...

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The nearby T Coronae Borealis system could still explode any day now, but calculations suggest the next best chance for ...