"There are a lot of firsts here." Any day now, our night sky will host a guest star. Stargazers and astronomers around the world continue to gaze toward the Corona Borealis constellation 3,000 ...
A red giant star and white dwarf orbit each other in this animation of a nova similar to T Coronae ... [+] Borealis. T It’s likely to happen soon, but there is no way of knowing for sure when.
Once in orbit, the so-called "artificial star" will be far enough away to look like a star to telescopes back on Earth. The satellite will then begin the work of helping researchers study star ...