"This is a once-in-a-lifetime event that will inspire many new astronomers, giving people a chance to observe a cosmic event firsthand, ask their own questions, and collect their own data," said Dr Rebekah Hounsell, an assistant research scientist specializing in nova events at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.

From Aldebaran to Vega, these gleaming beacons dazzle Northern Hemisphere viewers at various times of the year and provide a useful entry point into amateur astronomy

The club was founded in 1934 as an amateur science organization dedicated to "enjoying the beauty of the night sky."

There's a dwarf white star is about to explode so powerfully in an alien system 10,000 light years from Earth, South Carolinians may be able to see it burn.

Sometime soon, the reoccurring nova T Coronae Borealis is expected to brighten almost ten thousand-fold – but astronomers who have been anxiously watching for this exciting event would suddenly like a delay.