News
A rare nova, V462 Lupi, is making a bright appearance in the night sky in the Lupus constellation. Here's what to know.
8d
Space on MSNA star exploded in the Lupus constellation. Here's how to see the nova in the night sky this monthThe nova V462 Lupi was first discovered on June 12 by the Ohio State University-led All-Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae ...
1d
Space.com on MSN'An exceedingly rare event': See a pair of nova explosions shining in the southern sky this week.Not one, but two exploding stars are currently visible to the naked eye in the southern night sky, a cosmic coincidence ...
The never-before-seen "nova," dubbed V462 Lupi, recently appeared in the constellation Lupus, after suddenly becoming 4 million times brighter. The shining explosion is visible to the naked eye ...
During the nova event, the white dwarf’s exploding hydrogen envelope will brighten to a magnitude 2 or 3. It will briefly become the brightest star in its home constellation, Corona Borealis.
The expected brightening event, known as a nova, will occur in the Milky Way’s Corona Borealis, or Northern Crown constellation, which is located between the Boötes and Hercules constellations.
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results