"Once-in-a-Lifetime Star Explosion to Illuminate Skies Worldwide"
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Southern Canada may witness a rare astronomical event this summer as the star T Coronae Borealis is expected to explode, becoming visible to the naked eye. This "once-in-a-lifetime" nova event occurs roughly every 80 years, with the last explosion in 1946. While Betelgeuse, a much larger and closer star, could also go supernova, its timeline remains uncertain.
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