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Where did these gigantic space bubbles come from? - Ashkbiz Danehkar

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In 2010, NASA announced the discovery of a never-before-seen galactic object: two gigantic gaseous bubbles, each emanating an impressive 25,000 light years from the center of the Milky Way. Astronomers were perplexed: what created these structures? And could this mean that the black hole at the center of our galaxy was waking up? Ashkbiz Danehkar explores the possible origins of the Fermi bubbles.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Ashkbiz Danehkar
Director
Igor Coric, Artrake Studio
Narrator
Jack Cutmore-Scott
Music
Cem Misirlioglu, Brooks Ball
Sound Designer
Cem Misirlioglu
Director of Production
Gerta Xhelo
Producer
Sazia Afrin
Editorial Director
Alex Rosenthal
Editorial Producer
Shannon Odell
Fact-Checker
Charles Wallace

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