Star Explosion Could Change Night Sky

There could be some dramatic changes to the night sky if astronomers are correct in their observations. They say it may be possible to see a binary star in the Cygnus constellation merge and explode in 2022, creating a red nova. The binary star is about 1,800 light-years away in the Cygnus constellation, so what astronomers are observing now happened about 1,800 years ago. They are making a present day prediction about what may be seen in 2022 based on those observations. The...

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