Laura Helmuth on Nostr: This is going to be awesome: every 80 years, this faint star, which is devouring ...

This is going to be awesome: every 80 years, this faint star, which is devouring matter from a nearby red giant star, gets full enough to erupt in a bright, week-long hellfire. It could happen any day now! https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/this-nova-will-soon-erupt-as-a-once-in-a-lifetime-new-star-in-the-night-sky/