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[Typing] The 'Cow' Explosion

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Astronomers are puzzled by a celestial explosion called AT2018cow, or “the Cow.”

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One idea is that it is caused by a white dwarf being ripped apart by a black hole.

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This is a visualization of how that would happen.

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[Music]

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Black hole

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White dwarf

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Hot, opaque sphere

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Cocoon

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Jets

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NASA Astrophysics

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[Cowbell]

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[Cowbell]

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[Cowbell]