Nova Due in a Binary Star System, 3000 Light Years Away

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It won’t be as spectacular as Tycho’s Supernova of 1572 or Kepler’s Supernova which occurred some decades later and was visible in daylight. However, a seemingly new star will appear in the constellation of Hercules and should be as bright as the North Star. The nova is predicted to happen before September 2024 in a binary system 3000 light years away, made up of a dead white dwarf and ageing…