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Holy Cow! Astronomers agog at mysterious new supernova

An event known as ‘Cow’ that has rocked astronomy since June likely offers a close look at the birth of a neutron star or black hole.
  1. Davide Castelvecchi
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For many astronomers, 2018 will be remembered as the Year of the Cow — after the nickname of a spectacular stellar explosion that has kept them busy for months.

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Nature 563, 168-169 (2018)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-07260-w

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  • Correction 30 November 2018: An earlier version of this story omitted to include what is now ref. 3.

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