"Blaze Star" stands up astronomers again, mysterious third body may be the culprit

T Coronae Borealis, also known as T CrB or the 'Blaze Star,' is a star system in the constellation Corona Borealis. The system consists of a white dwarf and a red giant in a binary configuration. Material from the red giant accumulates on the white dwarf until it reaches a critical mass that triggers a thermonuclear explosion on its surface. — Read the rest

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