Detects a 60-light-year 'airbag'

Scientists have discovered a cosmic bubble generated from the release of gas from a dying star, up to 60 light-years across and approximately 70,000 years old.

This photo was taken by astronomer Dr. Don Goldman. He took this photo from afar through an observatory located in southern Australia while sitting working in California, USA.

Dr. Goldman said: 'This S308 named object is a "cosmic bubble" that shows the last minute release of a gas of a dying star, creating a super wind in the form of a bubble. ball.'

Picture 1 of Detects a 60-light-year 'airbag'

Photos of airbags called S308.


This is not a perfect bubble because it spreads out in an interstellar environment that is not uniform, so it can have unusual shapes. In the end, the central star will explode into a supernova and spread out the universe of nuclear elements similar to what we have done.

Dr. Robert J. Nemiroff, astrophysicist at Michigan Technical University and NASA Goddard Center, added: 'This cosmic bubble is extremely massive. It is located in the Canis Major constellation and is about 5,200 light-years away. At that distance, its diameter is estimated at about 60 light-years'. He said the bubble has a lifespan of about 70,000 years.

Nemifoff added that the central star of the Wolf-Rayet star cluster is a bright blue star near the center of the above "bubble" nebula. Wolf-Rayet stars are 20 times the mass of the Sun and are thought to be in a short pre-supernova phase in the evolutionary life of stars.