The space above you is fizzing with activity as bubbles of superhot gas constantly grow and pop around Earth, scientists announced today.Astronomers found the activity up where Earth's magnetic field meets a constant stream of particles flowing out from the Sun.
While space is commonly called a vacuum, in fact there is gas everywhere, albeit not as dense as the air you breathe.
The newfound bubbles are technically called density holes. In them, gas density is 10 times lower. The gas in the bubbles is 18,000,000 Fahrenheit (10,000,000 Celsius) instead of the 180,000 degrees Fahrenheit of the surrounding hot gas, which is known as plasma.
Wow! I have no idea what this means for us but it has a fairly high cool factor. Wow!
I can't help but visualize the scene from "Willy Wonka" where Charlie and his grandfather drank the soda and floated around the room. That has nothing to do with this but I cannot help how my mind free associates now can I?
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