The burst of light from far away may have been a new type of supernova

GLOBAL OBSERVATIONS An odd stellar flare called the “Cow” was observed by telescopes around the world, including the Australia Telescope Compact Array (shown) near Narrabri, Australia.
Alex Cherney, CSIRO
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