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Cosmic explosion will be visible to the naked eye in once-in-a-lifetime stargazing event

NBC News

March 22, 2024, 7:00 AM EDT
By Denise Chow

A rare cosmic eruption is expected to occur in the Milky Way in the coming months — an outburst so bright that a “new” star will seemingly appear for a short time in the night sky.

The event, known as a nova, will be a once-in-a-lifetime skywatching opportunity for those in the Northern Hemisphere, according to NASA, because the types of star systems in which such explosions occur are not common in our galaxy.

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