Mystery “space cow” is a weird new type of powerful space explosion

By Leah Crane

A SPACE explosion nicknamed “the Cow” keeps getting stranger. After months of observations, we still aren’t quite sure what it is but it may be part of a whole new class of blasts.

In June, astronomers spotted a remarkably fast and luminous explosion. It took just a few days to reach peak brightness, whereas most supernovae – which occur when stars blow up and die – take a few weeks or longer. And it was 10 to 100 times brighter than most normal supernovae.

Telescopes around the world were turned to face the blast, dubbed …

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