Scientists have found an interstellar tunnel in a large cave in our galaxy, inside which our solar system is said to exist. In the new study they have found many indications of such unique structures. These special parts between the stars can serve to connect nearby stars or other places. In this sense, these unique tunnels can also serve as paths and doors to other worlds for us

You must have seen many types of news about the door to the other world. Most of these are about such places on earth in which when the door is opened, some strange things are seen which makes it seem that we have come to some other world. We are talking about something else. Actually, scientists have found that our solar system is actually inside a hot cave and in the same cave, some parts are very different which can work like a tunnel and connect other parts of the galaxy, i.e.

That means they can become a door to another world for us. Let us know what are these structures which are like tunnels and to which world and how can they connect us?

state of our solar system
First we have to understand the condition of our solar system. The size of our Milky Way galaxy is one lakh light years, in which our solar system is only 3 light years wide and its thickness is only 0.5 light years. Whereas its nearest star Proxima Centauri is present at a distance of 4.25 light years. This star is present in the southern part of the Centaurus constellation. But the space between the stars is not always empty and is not uniform

Our solar system is in a cave in the galaxy
Millions of years ago, several supernova explosions created a unique low-density bubble called the Local Hot Bubble (LHB). At least scientists believe that this is what formed this structure. Our solar system is located inside this cave that extends for at least 1,000 light years. Its temperature is one million degrees, but because its atoms are so small, the heat does not affect everything that lives inside it.

Here comes this new discovery
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE) have recently found something surprising inside the LHB. Astrophysicists Michael Yeung, Michael Freiberg and their team discovered the presence of an interstellar tunnel leading to Centaurus. The study was published in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Yeung and other team members used eROSITA, a powerful X-ray telescope aboard the space observatory, to map the LHB in detail. This telescope operates at a distance of 1.5 million kilometers from Earth, giving it a unique view of the X-ray sky.

How did they find the interstellar tunnel? They divided the sky into 2,000 sections and analyzed each of them. They found that LHB is not a uniform region. Instead, it is more perpendicular to the galaxy plane. Freyberg then noted that the bubble was shaped like a bipolar nebula. Along with this, they found a surprising interstellar tunnel.

Tunnel-like passageways! “What we didn’t know was the existence of an interstellar tunnel on the side of Centaurus, which creates a gap in the cold interstellar medium,” Freiberg said. The discovery of the tunnel led to a 1974 theory that It has been said that our galaxy contains many interconnected hot bubbles and tunnels. Actually, these are special kind of long tunnel-like passages, which are very different from the surrounding area. Yet, no evidence has ever been found that such a network exists

These tunnels are connected with possibilities
Scientists believe that the tunnel may serve as a connector between the LHB and another superbubble or Gum Nebula. The tunnel is not alone there. The researchers’ models showed that the northern area of the tunnel was hotter than the southern area. This means that supernova events in the last few million years have reheated parts of the bubble. The discovery of a tunnel towards Centaurus indicates the existence of a vast network of hot bubbles and tunnels in the galaxy. Experts say that these discoveries can help in knowing about the history of the galaxy.

It is worth noting here that the concept related to tunnel in space brings wormhole into the picture. A wormhole is like a tunnel between two distant points in our universe that reduces travel time from one point to the other. Instead of taking millions of years to travel from one galaxy to another, under the right conditions theoretically using wormholes could reduce travel time to hours or even minutes. It remains to be seen whether the discovered interstellar tunnels work like wormholes or not. At present no such indication has been found.

Yes, scientists have discovered a tunnel outside of our solar system that could connect to other regions of the galaxy

Discovery

A team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE) discovered the tunnel using 3D images from the eROSITA telescope

Location

The tunnel is a gap between stars in the cooler gas, pointing towards the constellation Centaurus

Size

The tunnel is thought to be at least 1,000 light-years across

Temperature

The tunnel is around a million Kelvin, but the high temperature doesn’t significantly heat the matter within because the atoms are spread so thin

Origin

The tunnel may have been carved out by erupting young stars and powerful stellar winds.

Connection

The tunnel may link our solar system’s Local Hot Bubble (LHB) with a neighboring superbubble or the Gum Nebula

Significance

The discovery provides insight into the structure and history of our galaxy. It also supports a 1974 theory that states our galaxy has several interconnected hot bubbles and tunnels

The researchers also found what seems to be an “interstellar tunnel,” a channel between stars directed towards the constellation Centaurus. This tunnel may link the solar system’s home bubble with a neighboring superbubble and could have been carved out by erupting young stars and powerful and high-speed stellar winds

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