Blowing Bubbles around our Galaxy!
The star-making factory is found inside the red ring. This is a cloud of gas and dust, which is called a ‘Super-bubble’. The Super-bubble’s ring shape is due to a combination of destructive events. Fierce winds from massive stars and the explosions of dying stars have hollowed-out the centre of the cloud, leaving just a ring of gas and dust.
Credit:
ESO/Manu Mejias
Share:
Images
Wallpapers
The EU-UNAWE website was produced by funding from the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme ([FP7/2007-2013]) under grant agreement n° 263325