Post by Udeze Nestor (@Nesmoore1)

🌌 A Hidden Tunnel Found Around Our Solar System!

Astronomers have discovered a mysterious channel of million-degree hot gas extending from the giant bubble surrounding our solar system.

Created by ancient supernova explosions, this “interstellar tunnel” may reveal a hidden network of cosmic bubbles connecting parts of our galaxy. It isn’t a space highway—but it shows how long-dead stars are still shaping the Milky Way today.

Source:
Yeung, M. C. H., Ponti, G., Freyberg, M. J., et al. (2024). The SRG/eROSITA diffuse soft X-ray background. I. The local hot bubble in the western Galactic hemisphere. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 690, A399.

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