Between now and September 2024 the star ‘T Coronae Borealis’ (in the constellation Corona Borealis/ the Crown constellation) could become a 'new star, a Nova' in the sky, it will be as bright as the North Star.

A Nova is a strong, rapid increase in the brightness of a star. The word Nova comes from the Latin word for "new star."

The binary star system T Coronae Borealis (T CrB) also known as the "Blaze Star", contains a red giant star and a white dwarf (in the constellation Corona Borealis). The red giant is the primary star and the white dwarf is the secondary star. The two stars orbit each other every 228 days, with the red giant transferring material to the white dwarf. The white dwarf's gravity attracts the red giant's gas, which accumulates on the white dwarf's surface until it gets to critical mass and explodes into a nova. 

The Blaze star is a recurrent nova in the constellation Corona Borealis. It was first discovered  in 1866 by John Birmingham. T Coronae Borealis started dimming in our century in March 2023. T Coronae Borealis is going to explode and will be visible to the naked eye, after exploding, it will become as bright as Polaris, the North Star, for several nights before fading again.

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