Description

Did you know our solar system is cruising through a giant bubble of superheated plasma, carved out by at least 15 nearby supernova explosions? In this video, we’re investigating the ancient expanding structure of the Local Hot Bubble, while racing towards its very centre.



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References:
“1,000-Light-Year Wide Bubble Surrounding Earth is Source of All Nearby, Young Stars”, via harvard.edu https://astrumspace.info/bubblearoundEarth
“A Theory of The Interstellar Medium”, via harvard.edu https://astrumspace.info/interstellarmedium
“Star formation near the Sun is driven by expansion of the Local Bubble”, via nature.com https://astrumspace.info/localbubbleexpansion
“NASA X-ray Instrument Confirms the ‘Local Hot Bubble’”, via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/LHBconfirmed
“Numerical studies on the link between radioisotopic signatures on Earth and the formation of the Local Bubble”, via aanda.org https://astrumspace.info/radioisotopes
“Recent near-Earth supernovae probed by global deposition of interstellar radioactive 60Fe”, via nih.gov https://astrumspace.info/Fe60
“eROSITA unveils asymmetries in temperature and shape of our Local Hot Bubble”, via mpg.de https://astrumspace.info/eROSITA
“Interstellar Matter around the Sun”, via lumenlearning.com https://astrumspace.info/interstellarmatter
“Mysterious ‘Interstellar Tunnel’ Found in Our Local Pocket of Space”, via sciencealert.com https://astrumspace.info/interstellartunnel
“3D interactive view of the LHB and the solar neighbourhood”, via mpg.de https://astrumspace.info/interactiveLHB



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Credits:
Writer: Michelle Babcock
Video Editor: Stefan Payne-Wardenaar
Animator: Stefan Payne-Wardenaar
Researcher: Edie Abrahams
Script Editor: Damaris McColgan
Thumbnail Designer: Peter Sheppard
Channel Manager: Georgina Brenner
Production Manager: Raquel Taylor
Head of Astrum: Jess Jordan
Creator of Astrum: Alex McColgan



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NASA/ESO/ESA



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