Seeing the light: Study finds new way novae light up the sky
Monday, April 13, 2020 - 10:11
in Astronomy & Space
A nova, or stella nova, the Latin word for "new star," is an explosion on the surface of a star that can produce enough energy to increase the star's brightness by millions of times. Sometimes a nova, which occur in stars called white dwarfs, is so bright it appears as a new star to the naked eye.