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Two enormous “bubbles” discovered towering above and below our Milky Way galaxy

Earth.com

ByEric Ralls

February 1, 2025

The heart of our Milky Way galaxy is much more active than most people would realize. In fact, astronomers discovered two gigantic “bubbles” extending above and below the galactic center, roughly 50,000 light years in each direction.

Each one stretches tens of thousands of light-years above and below the galactic center, yet they stay hidden from casual stargazers because they glow mainly in gamma rays and X-rays.

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