A rare nova, V462 Lupi, is making a bright appearance in the night sky in the Lupus constellation. Here's what to know.

The nova V462 Lupi was first discovered on June 12 by the Ohio State University-led All-Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae ...

The nova appeared in the constellation Lupus, which is positioned in the southern sky. While best seen from the Southern ...

The outburst will appear as a bright "new" star in the night sky. Generally, these binary stars have a magnitude of +10, which is far too dim to see with the unaided eye.

Less than two weeks later, on June 25, reports began to circulate of a second nova blossoming in the southern night sky, this ...

The "new stars" are best seen from the Southern Hemisphere, but people have spotted them from the United States by looking ...

A nova outburst visible to the naked eye is expected to decorate the night sky this year with a "new star" that will briefly become as bright as the North Star, offering a once-in-a-lifetime ...

Is a nova explosion about to light up the night sky? What to know about T Coronae Borealis A star so bright you'll be able to see it in the night sky: Excitement has been building for T Coronae ...

Is a nova explosion about to light up the night sky? What to know about T Coronae Borealis A star so bright you'll be able to see it in the night sky: Excitement has been building for T Coronae ...

However, we have not had a nova in this category since 1918, so certainly we are long overdue for a bright new star. The brightest nova in recent years was Nova Scorpii, also known as V1280 Scorpii.

Once it explodes, the bright nova will be about the same brightness as the North Star. The “Blaze Star” was originally expected to explode in 2024. The dimming of the star system that year led ...