Artist's concept of a red giant star and white dwarf orbiting one another. When the red giant moves behind the white dwarf, a nova explosion on the white dwarf ignites. (Photo Credit: NASA Goddard ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – It’s been a long wait, but it could pay off any day now. Last year, NASA announced an upcoming nova outburst that’s expected to pop off overhead around 3,000 light-years from Earth.

Astronomers have identified a massive red giant star with a newly detected companion that appears to be stirring up trouble in the system, reshaping gas and dust in ways that could end in a dramatic ...

"Throwing a close companion into the mix could possibly wreak further havoc on the already complicated processes surrounding these stars." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...