And though I.....understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not Love, I am nothing.
1 Corinthians 13:2
"A sweeping new analysis published in Astronomy & Astrophysics has revealed a striking feature in the fabric of our galaxy: a tunnel-like structure of hot plasma connecting our solar system’s Local Hot Bubble to distant interstellar regions.
The Local Hot Bubble (LHB) is a massive cavity of low-density, superheated gas that extends roughly 1,000 light-years across.
1 Corinthians 13:2
"A sweeping new analysis published in Astronomy & Astrophysics has revealed a striking feature in the fabric of our galaxy: a tunnel-like structure of hot plasma connecting our solar system’s Local Hot Bubble to distant interstellar regions.
The Local Hot Bubble (LHB) is a massive cavity of low-density, superheated gas that extends roughly 1,000 light-years across.
This region, which surrounds the solar system.... a million-degree Kelvin plasma that continues to glow in soft X-rays detectable by instruments like eROSITA.
Their findings showed that the bubble is not a neat sphere but an irregular structure, expanding more perpendicular to the galactic plane than along it.
Their findings showed that the bubble is not a neat sphere but an irregular structure, expanding more perpendicular to the galactic plane than along it.
--The team also found a clear north-south temperature gradient, with the Southern Hemisphere registering an average temperature of 121.8 ± 0.6 eV, compared with 100.8 ± 0.5 eV in the Northern Hemisphere.
“What we didn’t know was the existence of an interstellar tunnel towards Centaurus, which carves a gap in the cooler interstellar medium,” said Max Planck astrophysicist Michael Freyberg. The
tunnel could lead to neighboring cavities such as the Gum Nebula or other regions mapped in previous surveys, indicating that the LHB may be part of a larger network of interstellar tunnels and bubbles.
The average thermal pressure of the LHB was measured at 10,100 cm⁻³ K, which is significantly lower than that of typical supernova remnants or stellar wind-blown bubbles. This suggests the LHB may be “open” toward high galactic latitudes, allowing energy and plasma to escape and possibly connect with other bubbles." msn
“What we didn’t know was the existence of an interstellar tunnel towards Centaurus, which carves a gap in the cooler interstellar medium,” said Max Planck astrophysicist Michael Freyberg. The
The average thermal pressure of the LHB was measured at 10,100 cm⁻³ K, which is significantly lower than that of typical supernova remnants or stellar wind-blown bubbles. This suggests the LHB may be “open” toward high galactic latitudes, allowing energy and plasma to escape and possibly connect with other bubbles." msn