It's located 1,500 light-years from ... has the shape of a teardrop and pulsates on just one side. Scientists recently discovered this very unusual star, and they say it's the first of its kind.

As for when you can expect T Crb to light up the night sky ... and the star Arcturus, rising in the east. Remember that it will resemble the shape of a semicircle, consisting of seven stars.

When astronomers first observed a star that was shredded ... appear as only a point of light, and polarization is one of a handful of properties hinting at the shapes of objects.