The cosmic ‘Cow’ may have produced a new neutron star or black hole
A mysterious burst of extragalactic light appears to have spawned a small, compact object
![image of the dwarf galaxy CGCG 137-068](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/121021_lg_cow_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
The cosmic burst known as the Cow came from this dwarf galaxy, called CGCG 137-068, located about 200 million light-years from Earth.
R. MARGUTTI/W. M. KECK OBSERVATORY