A pink large star and white dwarf orbit one another on this animation of a nova much like T Coronae Borealis.
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A pink large star and white dwarf orbit one another on this animation of a nova much like T Coronae Borealis.
NASA/Goddard House Flight Heart
This summer season, scientists have their eyes and telescopes skilled on the small constellation system T Coronae Borealis. They suppose it’ll explode as a part of a periodic nova — a once-in-a-lifetime occasion in response to NASA scientists. And so, with the assistance of astrophysicist Sarafina El-Badry Nance, we proceed our journey farther and deeper into spacetime with a have a look at the celebrities: How they’re born and the way they die. Sarafina has all the time been drawn to at least one explicit star: Betelgeuse, a red supergiant within the shoulder of the constellation Orion that’s nearing the top of its life. What phases of life did Betelgeuse — or any star — undergo earlier than it reached this second?
This episode is a part of our collection House Camp — all abut the bizarre, fantastic phenomena in our universe. Test it out right here: npr.org/spacecamp
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