Transcripts of AT2018COW_Labeled_Music_Intro_3_1080p

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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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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]