Using data from the eROSITA All-Sky Survey, astronomers have created a 3D map of the low-density bubble of X-ray-emitting, million-degree hot gas that surrounds the solar system. The investigation has ...

A 3D map of our cosmic neighborhood has revealed hot and cold regions as well as an "escape tunnel" from our local bubble. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Hot spots and tunnels to neighboring "superbubbles" seem to have been created by supernovas and infant star outbursts. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

TIMHi, I'm Tim Peake. I'm an astronaut based here at the European Space Agency in Germany, and from December 2015, to June 2016, I spent six months orbiting Earth on the International Space Station.