‘Once-in-a-lifetime’ nova explosion set to stun viewers with spectacular light show, NASA says: All you need to know

A cosmic nova event expected to take place sometime between now and September will appear to add a “new star” to the night sky, NASA has said. ‘Once-in-a-lifetime’ cosmic nova event set to stun viewers with spectacular light show “It’s a once-in-a-lifetime event that will create a lot of new astronomers out there, giving young people a cosmic event they can observe for themselves, ask their own questions, and collect their own data,” said Dr. Rebekah Hounsell, an assistant research scientist specialising in nova events at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. She added, “It’ll fuel the next generation of scientists.” All about the nova event T Coronae Borealis is nicknamed the Blaze Star, and is also known as T CrB to astronomers. “It’s incredibly exciting to have this front-row seat.” Hounsell clarified that the nova event is not the same as the more popular supernova, which is a phenomenon where a massive star destroys itself by exploding at the end of its life.