In the second half of 2024, a nova explosion in the star system called T Coronae Borealis, or T CrB, will once again be visible to people on Earth. T CrB will appear 1,500 times brighter than usual, but it won’t be as spectacular as the event in 1054.

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[–] NegativeInf@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago (4 children)

And kilonova, which is when two neutron stars collide!

[–] Drunemeton@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

From: https://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/science-questions/gravitational-waves-the-chirps-that-prove-einstein-was-right.htm

What is kilonova explained?

A kilonova is an explosion resulting from the collision of two neutron stars, or a neutron star and a black hole. These events are extremely energetic, and can release as much energy in a few seconds as our Sun will produce in its entire 10-billion-year lifetime.

[–] flicker@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Thank you for posting the bit and the link.

Holy fuck that's so much energy!

[–] dessimbelackis@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Like when Bowie and Frankie made Under Pressure?

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 months ago

terra nova as well, which is when you boot up civ V

[–] nul@programming.dev 1 points 2 months ago

Heavily featured in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwMwzGIt5ek