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A new ‘guest star’ will appear in the sky in 2024 – a space scientist explains how nova events work and where to look

Stars are not fixed and unchanging, as many ancient people thought. Sometimes a star appears where it was not before, and then disappears within a few days or weeks. The earliest record of such a “guest star,” as it was called by ancient Chinese astronomers, is that of a star that suddenly appeared in the… Read More »

Condor Array Telescope confirms Chinese astrology records of ‘new star’ detected in 77 BC

The first data has arrived from a new telescope array. The Condor Array revealed a striking view of a distant dwarf nova; The scene offers astronomers a stunning new, ultra-low-brightness view of the universe. Condor consists of six refracting telescopes combined by computers to form a giant telescope cluster that can detect and study objects… Read More »