Astronomers predict a “red nova” will brighten our skies in 2022 | International News Live Blog

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Enlarge / In 2002 the Hubble Space Telescope observed V838 Monocerotis, a suspected red nova. (credit: NASA) Astronomers studying a binary star system about 1,800 light years from the Sun say they are increasingly confident that the two stars will merge into a luminous red nova in about five years. At its brightest… http://internationalnewslive.com/astronomers-predict-a-red-nova-will-brighten-our-skies-in-2022/