NASA warns that an unprecedented cosmic explosion will occur that can be seen from Earth

The NASA warned of a surprising cosmic explosion that it described as “a once-in-a-lifetime event.”” that can be seen from Earth. Astronomers say that between June and September a small wave of light caused by a white dwarf star and a giant red star can be seen with the naked eye. Will it reach Argentina?

On the official website of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration They reported that an unprecedented phenomenon would occur in the coming weeks. This strange burst of light occurred in the constellation “Northern Crown”in a binary system 3,000 light years from Earth, known as “not going” which occurs approximately every 80 years.

“It is a once-in-a-lifetime event that will create many new astronomersgiving young people a cosmic event that they can observe for themselves, ask their own questions and collect their own data,” explained scientist Rebekah Hounsell, who works at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.

This phenomenon occurs between a dead star called a white dwarf, the size of the Earth with a mass comparable to the Sun, and a red giant star that releases hydrogen: “Hydrogen from the red giant accumulates on the surface of the white dwarf, causing a buildup of pressure and heat. “Over time, it triggers a thermonuclear explosion large enough to blow up that accumulated material,” NASA reported.

The explosion generates a flash that can last between tens to thousands of years. “There are some recurring novae with very short cycles, but We don’t normally see a repeated burst in human life, and rarely one so relatively close to our own system“added the specialist.

The A-3 century comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS arrives at Earth: how to see it with the naked eye from Argentina

After the passage of the green comet that fascinated fans of space, a visit from C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) to Earth. This celestial body appears every 26 thousand years and specialists estimate that it will be one of the brightest ever seen. It was discovered on January 9, 2023 and during its dangerous journey it will pass very close to the Sun.

There is great expectation surrounding the visit of the comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), discovered in 2020 by the Tsuchinshan observatories in China and ATLAS in South Africa. This celestial body is special since experts expect that during its journey it will pass close to the Sun at a distance similar to the orbit of Mercury.

During this journey, it is expected that the comet can develop a very bright comet tail, so much so that it can be observed with the naked eye from certain hemispheres of the Earth. “After passing by the Sun at a distance similar to Mercury’s orbit, C/2023 A3’s ice-dust coma will heat up considerably. As particles from ice evaporate, they will quickly escape into space, taking with them a large amount of dust that will spread out in a long, bright tail“, they explained from the site Starwalk.space.