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This Dead Star Flares to Life Every 80 Years. Your Only Chance to See It Will Come Any Day Now
T CrB is a periodic nova erupting every century or so, visible to the naked eye during outbursts.
Astronomers are eager to study T CrB's unique behavior of brightening and dimming, which defies conventional wisdom about novae. [ more ]