Scientists predict a new star will appear soon
This long exposure picture taken on Dec. 23, 2017 shows the pleiades, as seen from Bago, located 91 kilometres north-east of Yangon. (Ye Aung Thu/AFP via Getty Images)
Astronomers predict that a new star will appear in the constellation Corona Borealis in the next few months. It’s created by a powerful explosion of energy that occurs about every 80 years.
Here & Now’s Scott Tong speaks with David Wilson, astronomer at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at the University of Colorado Boulder, about what causes this celestial event and what to watch for in the night sky.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
