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

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

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

Astronomers have spotted another never-before-seen "nova" blaze to life in the night sky. This may be the first time that ...

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 ...

A cataclysmic variable star isn’t technically a single object. Instead, it’s a compact binary system composed of a white ...

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 ...

However, after the star goes nova, the system is expected to be as bright as the North Star, Polaris. The star goes nova every 80 years or so, and last exploded in 1946, per NASA.

A new naked-eye star called V462 Lupi has appeared in the constellation Lupus and is visible across parts of North America in ...