Once-in-80-Years Cosmic Event: Bright Star Explosion Expected in Corona Borealis

Scientists have been waiting for months for an explosion in space that will produce a new star. A phenomenon that happens once every 80 years is about to happen in the constellation Corona Borealis.

Astronomers are sure that in the distance of about 3,000 light years away in the constellation Corona Borealis, a very rare phenomenon can happen at any time. We are talking about the T Coronae Borealis flare, which is basically a white dwarf that has been around for a long time, but as a result of the explosion it will be much brighter. According to experts, the brightness will be similar to the North Star.

– We know that it will explode, that is very obvious – said Professor Edward Sion (from Villanova University in Pennsylvania) in an interview with Space.com. The object had previously exploded in 1946 and is expected to flare up again soon. Scientists believe that the situation is unique because it will not happen again in the next 80 years.

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For scientists, however, the announced and expected flare is still a very mysterious phenomenon. This is mainly because only a few similar explosions have been recorded so far. Therefore, it is difficult to determine precisely the dynamics of these phenomena in space based on limited data.

“Usually, what happens to a white dwarf takes so long that we don’t see it again,” said Elizabeth Hays, who works on a space observation study using the Fermi telescope. Along with it, the explosions in the Corona Borealis constellation are studied by the Swift, INTEGRAL, Very Large Array and James Webb telescopes.

Scientists state that the event will be visible to the naked eye for several days, but using radio telescopes will allow this event to be seen for several years. This allows us to determine the long-term consequences of the flare, but also how the explosion spread over time and how they affect the companion red giant.