[Typing] The 'Cow' Explosion
Astronomers are puzzled by a celestial explosion called AT2018cow, or “the Cow.”
One idea is that it is caused by a white dwarf being ripped apart by a black hole.
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
Cocoon
Jets
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NASA Astrophysics
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