A brief and unusual flash spotted in the night sky on June 16, 2018, puzzled astronomers and astrophysicists across the globe. The event--called AT2018cow and nicknamed "the Cow" after the coincidental final letters in its official name--is unlike any celestial outburst ever seen before, prompting multiple theories about its source.
A brief and unusual flash spotted in the night sky on June 16, 2018, puzzled astronomers and astrophysicists across the globe. The event--called AT2018cow and nicknamed "the Cow" after the coincidental final letters in its official name--is unlike any celestial outburst ever seen before, prompting multiple theories about its source.
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