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Blaze Star Explosion: Earth View

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We created this animation to show how the Blaze Star, T Coronae Borealis (T CrB), will appear from Earth when it explodes this week. This rare event, happening once every 80 years, will light up the night sky, visible without a telescope. The last time it was seen from Earth was in 1946.
The animation illustrates both how the explosion will look from Earth and what it might have looked like in space when it occurred. T CrB is a binary star system about 3,000 light-years away, consisting of a red giant and a white dwarf. As the red giant loses hydrogen to the white dwarf, it builds up pressure, eventually triggering a thermonuclear explosion. Though initially predicted for 2024, the explosion is now expected around March 27, 2025.
Astronomer Jean Schneider suggests this week is the most likely time for the explosion, but NASA has hinted it could happen as late as 2026. If it occurs, the explosion could shine as brightly as the North Star for about a week. Similar explosions occurred in 1787, 1866, and 1946—roughly every 80 years.
The animation illustrates both how the explosion will look from Earth and what it might have looked like in space when it occurred. T CrB is a binary star system about 3,000 light-years away, consisting of a red giant and a white dwarf. As the red giant loses hydrogen to the white dwarf, it builds up pressure, eventually triggering a thermonuclear explosion. Though initially predicted for 2024, the explosion is now expected around March 27, 2025.
Astronomer Jean Schneider suggests this week is the most likely time for the explosion, but NASA has hinted it could happen as late as 2026. If it occurs, the explosion could shine as brightly as the North Star for about a week. Similar explosions occurred in 1787, 1866, and 1946—roughly every 80 years.
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