Concept
Hot Ionized Medium
Million-degree gas blown by supernovae.
Tenuous, X-ray emitting plasma at over 10^6 K filling much of interstellar space, heated by supernova shock waves.
Overview
Tenuous, X-ray emitting plasma at over 10^6 K filling much of interstellar space, heated by supernova shock waves.
See also
The Big Bang
How everything began, 13.8 billion years ago.
Black Holes
Regions where gravity stops light itself.
Dark Matter
The invisible mass holding galaxies together.
Dark Energy
The mysterious force accelerating the universe.
Light-Year & Astronomical Distances
Measuring the unimaginable.
Gravity
The force that shapes the universe.