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Rare stellar explosion will ignite a "new star"

Clip: Season 51 | 1m 17s  | Video has closed captioning.

The star system will become bright enough to see with the naked eye for several days before it dims again for about 80 years.

Aired: 03/25/24

Rating: NR

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