Across many Asian cultures, there is a much-loved story of Tanabata: the Weaving Princess and the Cow Herder, a happy young couple in the heavens who are separated as punishment for neglecting their duties and only allowed to meet one night each year. Every summer there are festivals to celebrate this short but joyous reunion. This Tanabata season, astronomers announced a different kind of brief cosmic encounter, even complete with references to a “cow.”
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Source: Phys.org