Young ‘Sun’ Caught Blowing Bubbles by NASA’s Chandra
An artist’s illustration depicts the astrosphere in more detail, including a bow shock in blue — akin to a sonic boom in front of a supersonic plane — that is caused by the motion of the star and its astrosphere as it pushes against and flies through gas in interstellar space.
Image Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Conceptual Image Lab
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Image CreditNASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Conceptual Image Lab
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