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Turbulent gas in our Milky Way looks like ‘cesspit of writhing snakes’
Scientists have made the first picture of turbulent gas in our Milky Way that looks like a pit of writhing snakes.
Professor Bryan Gaensler of the University of Sydney, Australia, and his team were able to produce the groundbreaking image using a CSIRO radio telescope in eastern Australia.
“This is the first time anyone has been able to make a picture of this interstellar turbulence. People have been trying to do this for 30 years,” said Professor Gaensler.
Turbulence makes the universe magnetic, helps stars form, and spreads the heat from supernova explosions through the galaxy.
“We now plan to study turbulence throughout the Milky Way. Ultimately this will help us understand why some parts of the galaxy are hotter than others, and why stars form at particular times in particular places,” Gaensler added.
The finding has been published in Nature.
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