It happens once in a lifetime! Here's when you can see the dwarf star explode, NASA gives the details

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It happens once in a lifetime! Here's when you can see the dwarf star

The thermonuclear explosion of a star may soon become visible to the naked eye.

T Coronae Borealis (also known as T Cor Bor, T CrB and the Blaze star) will be as bright as the North Star, in what could be called a "once-in-a-lifetime event".

T CrB becomes visible every 80 years after a thermonuclear explosion on the surface of a star known as a white dwarf, about 3,000 light-years away.

The dwarf absorbs hydrogen from a neighboring red giant and this causes a build-up of pressure and heat that eventually causes the explosion.

Known as a nova, the burst is expected to become visible anytime between now and September, according to the Guardian.

This event is described by NASA as a "once-in-a-lifetime event".

While the spectacular phenomenon has been observed before, this will be the first time it will be studied with modern technology.

NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope and the National Radio Astronomy Observatory's Large Array in New Mexico are among the instruments that will track the light.

NASA has a map of the Corona Borealis to help people determine where to look.


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