NASA SPACE BLAST | NASA Statement: Once-in-a-lifetime cosmic explosion occurs

The international scientific and amateur community is excitedly preparing this summer become a witness rare intergalactic phenomenon. This not going toA explosion resulting from the interaction of two stars that from Earth will result in a small flash of light at some point in the night sky. It is difficult or almost impossible to predict the exact date when this will happen, but it is estimated that it will happen between June and September this year.

The stars that will cause this phenomenon are white dwarf and red giant which together are called T Crown North or, with a much more catchy name, Blazing Star (“Blazing Star”). These two stars make up binary system is in 3000 light years of our blue planet. This phenomenon happens once in a century approximately, being the last time in 1946

Rebecca Hounsella scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and an expert on novae events, assured that “a once in a lifetime event that will create many new astronomersoffering young people a space event that They can watch for themselves “ask your own questions and collect your own data.” Hounsell believes the event will spark curiosity among girls and boys interested in exploring outer space.

How is this explosion created?

The system consists of white dwarf star (remaining material land size one dead star with a mass comparable to the mass of our Sun) and ancient red giant star it’s happening slowly dehydrogenated for the tireless gravitational attraction from him hungry neighbor.

He hydrogen red giant it accumulates on a surface white Dwarfcalling pressure and heat. Over time it causes thermonuclear explosion large enough to explode the accumulated material. This explosion has gigantic force and the light that will emit in this case it will become visible from Earth this summer.

What is there to look for in the sky?

Northern Crown This is a constellation formed by a curve of stars. horseshoe-shaped west of the constellation Hercules. It can be identified by finding the two brightest stars in the northern hemisphere. Arcturus and Vegaand following in a straight line from one to the other. Right in the middle are Hercules and Corona Nord.

The explosion caused by the new star will be short-lived. After the eruption, it will be visible to the naked eye for some time. less than a weekalthough experts claim that it will be a real spectacle worth a look. “Exist several repeating new ones with short cycles, usually It is impossible to see a second explosion within a human lifetime.and it’s even more strange to witness such relatively close our own system,” Hounsell said. “It’s incredibly exciting to have this opportunity.” front row seat“.

Opportunity to investigate

This event offers Unique opportunity to better understand structure and dynamics of periodic stellar explosions. Scientists around the world are planning analyze this intergalactic event goes into depth and reveals new findings relative to the dynamics of stars. technical progress in sky observation, for example, new image capture systems with Gamma radiation or new telescopes with X-rayswill allow you to take measurements that were impossible to obtain before.