Without a doubt, the brightest star in the summer night sky is Arcturus. ... Since then, it’s been determined that Arcturus is moving over 75 miles a second relative to our solar system.

An illustration of a binary star system like T Coronae Borealis, also known as the Blaze Star. ... That's the famous "arc to Arcturus" star-hop. Rising in the east-northeast will be Vega.

It’s an immense star — a red giant, we call it — about 25 times larger, and about 170 times more radiant, than our sun. Arcturus was one of the first stars ever to receive a proper name.

If the star system does not explode then, it could happen in November or in June 2026. ... To find it, trace an arc from the Big Dipper’s handle to the bright star Arcturus.