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Originally Posted by Lord Jubjub
I have heard that the solar system is presently in a bubble of low density caused by a supernova from long ago. Is this true?
It would be interesting to talk about the larger effects of supernova such as shockwaves that clear out space or cause compression waves in nebula that start star formation.
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I just read about this - look up Geminga - it's a radio-quiet neutron star 500 lightyears away; it's pegged to be the remnant of the guilty supernova.
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