Artist's concept of a red giant star and white dwarf orbiting one another. When the red giant moves behind the white dwarf, a nova explosion on the white dwarf ignites. (Photo Credit: NASA Goddard ...

Any day now, a massive stellar blast could light up the night sky so brightly, you won't even need a telescope to see it. Sound familiar? In case you're wondering, yes, this is the same so-called nova ...

Astronomers have been waiting patiently for months for light from a distant explosion to reach Earth, and the wait might finally pay off, according to NASA. Scientists alerted the public last year ...

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Astronomers are excitedly waiting for the arrival of a new light in the sky this year that appears once every 80 years. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shared ...

Another "once-in-a-lifetime" event is coming, but don't worry, it's happening 3,000 light years away. And we get to witness it in the Tennessee night sky. A nova explosion in the binary star system T ...

It isn't exactly clear just when stargazers will be able to see T Coronae Borealis go nova, but NASA said it will likely be "in the coming months." T Coronae Borealis is normally too faint to see ...