Astronomers found a giant molecular cloud in the heart of the Milky Way 21:23

Using the Green Bank telescope, the international astronomer team opened a new giant molecular cloud at the center of our galaxy. M4.7-0.8, this enormous space object is located in a special area-a dust lane of a galactic bar that plays an important role in the transport of the Matter to the center of the straw road. The study was published at the following address Portal Expected scientific materials Arxiv.

The discovered cloud affects the size of the cloud – its length is approximately 200 light years and the thickness of 65 light years. The mass of the giant is estimated to have 160 thousand solar mass that are typical for the objects of this class. The cloud temperature is about 20 degrees Kelvin (-253 ° C), the characteristic of the coldest areas of the interstellar space.

It is particularly interesting to scientists, caused by a complex structure of the cloud. Observations revealed two main features: a bright area with heavy carbon monoxide radiation and a filamentary structure connected to the main part of the cloud.

In addition, researchers discovered two compact regions where the process of star formation probably occurred. One of them, which is called E Node E, has an unusual comet -shaped shape and may be a freely floating vaporized gas sphere (clot).

It was equally interesting finding, a bright rim and a central cavity shell structure. According to scientists, it can follow a shock wave from an old burst of a supernova star. Such structures play an important role in the dynamics of interstellar environment and star formation processes.

The head of the study by Natalie O. Batterfield of the National Radio Astronomical Observatory stressed that this discovery provides new opportunities to understand complex processes in the central regions of our galaxy.

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