Potential future fireworks

Epsilon Aurigae could be ripe for a cataclysmic explosion

ST. LOUIS — Already bright enough to be seen with the naked eye, the star epsilon Aurigae may be trembling at the brink of a powerful outburst. The fireworks, which would be easily visible in the Northern Hemisphere, could take place by midcentury, reported Robert Stencel of the University of Denver on June 3 at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society.