PureScience: Astronomers spot a new and bright “cow” event in space

Supernovae that glow extremely bright in x-ray and less so in visible light are known as “cows” after the first such event, AT2018cow. Now, a new cow event is even brighter than the first. How do these occur and what drives them to be so bright? ThePrint’s Sandhya Ramesh explains. Brought to you by  @Kia India  ----more----Subscribe to the Pure Science Telegram Channel https://t.me/PureScienceWithSandhyaRamesh----more----Supplementary reading: Yao et al. The X-ray and Radio Loud Fast Blue Optical Transient AT2020mrf: Implications for an Emerging Class of Engine-Driven Massive Star Explosions https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2112.00751----more----2019 | In a first, scientists photograph how a (dead) star is born https://theprint.in/science/in-a-first-scientists-photograph-how-a-dead-star-is-born/175931/