Fermi Bubbles Image (IMAGE)

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Fermi Bubbles Image

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Fermi Bubbles: Astronomers used the WHAM telescope to measure huge outflows of gas extending from the Milky Way's center known as the Fermi Bubbles. They were able to measure the velocity, density and pressure of the gas for the first time, confirming and extending previous measurements made by using a distant quasar as a light source to look through and measure the gas.

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Images by Dhanesh Krishnarao and NASA

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