A new 3-D map of the interstellar gas within 300 parsecs from the sun
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 - 16:21
in Astronomy & Space
Astronomy & Astrophysics is publishing new 3-D maps of the interstellar gas in the local area around our sun. A French-American team of astronomers presents new absorption measurements towards more than 1800 stars. They were able to characterize the properties of the interstellar gas within each sight line.