This summer, scientists have their eyes and telescopes trained on the small constellation system T Coronae Borealis. They think it will explode as part of a periodic nova — a once-in-a-lifetime event according to NASA scientists.
This summer, scientists have their eyes and telescopes trained on the small constellation system T Coronae Borealis. They think it will explode as part of a periodic nova — a once-in-a-lifetime event according to NASA scientists.
And so, with the help of astrophysicist Sarafina El-Badry Nance, we continue our journey farther and deeper into spacetime with a look at the stars: How they're born and how they die. Sarafina has always been drawn to one particular star: Betelgeuse,in the shoulder of the constellation Orion that is nearing the end of its life.
What stages of life did Betelgeuse — orThis episode is part of our series Space Camp — all abut the weird, wonderful phenomena in our universe. Check it out here:A red giant star and white dwarf orbit each other in this animation of a nova similar to T Coronae Borealis. A red giant star and white dwarf orbit each other in this animation of a nova similar to T Coronae Borealis.
And so, with the help of astrophysicist Sarafina El-Badry Nance, we continue our journey farther and deeper into spacetime with a look at the stars: How they're born and how they die.
Sarafina has always been drawn to one particular star: Betelgeuse,in the shoulder of the constellation Orion that is nearing the end of its life. What stages of life did Betelgeuse — orThe space camp version of this episode was produced and fact-checked by Hannah Chinn. It was engineered by Gilly Moon. It was engineered by Valentina Rodriguez-Sanchez.
The original episode was produced by Rachel Carlson, edited by our showrunner Rebecca Ramirez and fact-checked by Brit Hanson.
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