AT2018cow

A look at The Cow (approximately 80 days after explosion) from the WM Keck Observatory in Maunakea, Hawaii.

A look at The Cow (approximately 80 days after explosion) from the WM Keck Observatory in Maunakea, Hawaii. Source: Image: Northwestern University, 11 Jan 2019.

Dian Puspita Triani a PhD candidate in astronomy at Swinburne University explains why astronomers found a recent powerful explosion from a nearby galaxy fascinating and important.


What is the AT2018cow?   Why do astronomers believe AT2018cow  was a significant event?  Why is there speculation about the outcome of the “ blast”?  Dian Puspita Triani explains. 

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