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Local Bubble
Superbubble
Distance
Radius
Observation data
0 ly (0 pc)
Physical characteristics
150 ly
Contents
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Description
Observation
See also
References
Further reading
External links
Description
The Solar System has been traveling through the region currently occupied by the Local Bubble for
the last five to ten million years.[4] Its current location lies in the Local Interstellar Cloud (LIC), a
minor region of denser material within the Bubble. The LIC formed where the Local Bubble and the
Loop I Bubble met. The gas within the LIC has a density of approximately 0.1 atoms per cubic
centimeter.
Observation
Launched in February 2003 and active until April 2008, a small space observatory called Cosmic
Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer (CHIPS or CHIPSat) examined the hot gas within the Local
Bubble.[9] The Local Bubble was also the region of interest for the Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer
mission (19922001), which examined hot EUV sources within the bubble. Sources beyond the edge
of the bubble were identified, but attenuated by the denser interstellar medium.
See also
Gould Belt
List of nearest stars and brown dwarfs
OrionEridanus Superbubble
Perseus Arm
Superbubble
References
1. Roland J. Egger, Bernd Aschenbach (February 1995). "Interaction of the Loop I supershell with the
Local Hot Bubble". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 294 (2): L25-L28. arXiv:astro-ph/9412086 .
Bibcode:1995A&A...294L..25E.
2. "NAME LOCAL BUBBLE -- Interstellar matter". SIMBAD. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
3. "Our Local Galactic Neighborhood, NASA". Interstellar.jpl.nasa.gov. 2000-02-08. Retrieved
2013-07-23.
4. Local Chimney and Superbubbles (http://www.solstation.com/x-objects/chimney.htm), Solstation.com
5. NASA-funded X-ray Instrument Settles Interstellar Debate (http://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/nasafunded-x-ray-instrument-settles-interstellar-debate/), www.nasa.gov
6. T. W. Berghoefer; D. Breitschwerdt (2002). "The origin of the young stellar population in the solar
neighborhood - a link to the formation of the Local Bubble?". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 390 (1): 299
306. arXiv:astro-ph/0205128v2 . Bibcode:2002A&A...390..299B. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20020627.
7. J. R. Gabel, F. C. Bruhweiler (8 January 1998). "[51.09] Model of an Expanding Supershell Structure in
the LISM". American Astronomical Society. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
8. Lallement, R.; Welsh, B. Y.; Vergely, J. L.; Crifo, F.; Sfeir, D. (2003). "3D mapping of the dense
interstellar gas around the Local Bubble". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 411 (3): 447464.
Bibcode:2003A&A...411..447L. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20031214.
9. "CHIPS - Berkeley University". Chips.ssl.berkeley.edu. 2003-01-12. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
Further reading
Anderson, Mark (6 January 2007). "Don't stop till you get to the Fluff". New Scientist. 193
(2585): 2630. doi:10.1016/S0262-4079(07)60043-8.
Lallement, R.; Welsh, B. Y.; Vergely, J. L.; Crifo, F.; Sfeir, D. (December 1, 2003). "3D
mapping of the dense interstellar gas around the Local Bubble". Astronomy & Astrophysics.
411 (3): 447464. Bibcode:2003A&A...411..447L. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20031214.
"Near-Earth Supernovas". Science@NASA Headline News. NASA. January 6, 2003.
"A Breeze from the Stars". Science@NASA Headline News. NASA. December 17, 2004.
External links
A 3D map of the Milky Way Galaxy and the Orion Arm (http://www.3dgalaxymap.com/)