Nearby Star Seen ‘Blowing Bubbles’ for the First Time in New Image from Chandra Telescope
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Nearby Star Seen ‘Blowing Bubbles’ for the First Time in New Image from Chandra Telescope

For the first time, a much younger version of the Sun has been caught red-handed blowing bubbles in the galaxy, by astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. The bubble—called an astrosphere—completely surrounds the juvenile star. Winds from the star’s surface are blowing up the bubble and filling it with hot gas as it expands into […] The post Nearby Star Seen ‘Blowing Bubbles’ for the First Time in New Image from Chandra Telescope appeared first on Good News Network.