Young ‘Sun’ Caught Blowing Bubbles by NASA’s Chandra
23 Feb 2026, 20:07 GMT
By Lee Mohon
Topic: Chandra X-Ray Observatory
Source URL: https://www.nasa.gov/missions/chandra/young-sun-caught-blowing-bubbles-by-nasas-chandra/
For the first time, a much younger version of the Sun has been caught red-handed blowing bubbles in the galaxy, by astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. The bubble – called an “astrosphere” – completely surrounds the juvenile star. Winds from the star’s surface are blowing up the bubble and filling it with hot gas