Milkyway Galaxy zoom

  • Released Wednesday, August 8th, 2007
  • Updated Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023 at 1:55PM
  • ID: 20108

Starting with a view of our Milky Way galaxy, the orange gas in the animation represents the interstellar medium. The bow shock is created because the heliosphere is moving through like a boat through the water, crashing through the interstellar gases.

Galaxy zoom

Galaxy frames

Galaxy frames

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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab

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