Astronomers are pointing to it bursting sometime soon, making it a once-in-a-lifetime event where people can view the nova visible to the naked eye at about the same brightness as the North Star ...

It could glow as bright as Polaris, the North Star. The star, dubbed T Crb, is a rare cosmic beast known as a recurrent nova. This is a star system that has repeated nova-like outbursts.

After putting on a great show in our evening sky since the fall of 2024, dazzling Venus puts on a spectacular showing for early morning risers for the balance of 2025.

Once the explosion occurs, T-CrB will suddenly become as bright as the North Star—so if you know where to look, you won’t miss it! However, if you’ve already familiarised yourself with ...