00:00Are you ready for a once-in-a-lifetime celestial show?
00:03This week, the night skies over North America might light up with an extraordinary event,
00:07a star explosion that you don't want to miss.
00:10The star system is called T. coronamborealis.
00:13It's a unique dew of stars, a red giant and a white dwarf.
00:17For years, the white dwarf has been stealing hydrogen from the red giant, building up pressure.
00:22And now, a massive explosion, known as a nova, could light up the sky.
00:26Don't confuse it with a supernova, though.
00:29This isn't the star itself exploding.
00:31Instead, it's a gigantic eruption from the surface.
00:35Even though this explosion is happening 3,000 light-years away,
00:38it's big enough to be visible from Earth.
00:40NASA scientists predict this rare cosmic event will happen by the end of the month.
00:45So how do you see it?
00:47You'll need to locate the northern crown constellation, or coronaborealis, after sunset.
00:52Once T. carbi erupts, the explosion will be visible to the naked eye for about a week.
00:57Astronomers are calling it a must-see event.
00:59Will you be watching?
01:00This could inspire the next generation of stargazers, so don't miss it.
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