Space / 2017-12-08
Fermi Bubble Graphic
NASA's image library records Fermi Bubble Graphic.
NASA image release November 9, 2010 To view a video about this story go to: www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc/5162413062 From end to end, the gamma-ray bubbles extend 50,000 light-years, or roughly half of the Milky Way's diameter, as shown in this illustration. The bubbles stretch across 100 degrees, spanning the sky from the constellation Virgo to the c
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NASA image release November 9, 2010 To view a video about this story go to: www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc/5162413062 From end to end, the gamma-ray bubbles extend 50,000 light-years, or roughly half of the Milky Way's diameter, as shown in this illustration. The bubbles stretch across 100 degrees, spanning the sky from the constellation Virgo to the constellation Grus. If the structure were rotated into the galaxy's plane, it would extend beyond our solar system. Hints of the bubbles' edges were first observed in X-rays (blue) by ROSAT (Röntgen Satellite), a Germany-led mission operating in the 1990s. The gamma rays mapped by Fermi (magenta) extend much farther from the galaxy's plane. To learn more go to: www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/GLAST/news/new-structure.html NASA Goddard Space Flight Cent
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NASA Image and Video LibraryFermi Bubble GraphicOriginal explanation based on the sources above. Images carry their own reuse terms.