Herschel links star formation to sonic booms
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 - 10:30
in Astronomy & Space
(PhysOrg.com) -- ESA's Herschel space observatory has revealed that nearby interstellar clouds contain networks of tangled gaseous filaments. Intriguingly, each filament is approximately the same width, hinting that they may result from interstellar sonic booms throughout our Galaxy.