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Superbubble study maps Earth’s cosmic neighborhood for the first time
The invisible force shaping our corner of the Universe.
Despite it being home to every human who’s ever lived, we still know very little about the Milky Way — including how stars are distributed throughout the galaxy.
![This colourful new view shows the star-forming region LHA 120-N44 [1] in the Large Magellanic Cloud,...](https://imgix.bustle.com/uploads/image/2023/1/10/f56998a6-4db5-45e7-94e4-345df4fbd862-potw1236a.jpg?w=2000&h=1090&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format%2Ccompress)
ESO/NASA/CXC/U.Mich./S.Oey/JPL
One thing we do know is that star formation is influenced by superbubbles — massive cavities in space carved out by stellar winds and supernovae.
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