Enormous X-ray bubbles balloon from the center of the Milky Way

Milky Way X-ray bubbles

Bubbles spill from the center of the Milky Way, seen in both gamma rays (red) and X-rays (blue). The newly found X-ray bubbles are even bigger than the previously known gamma-ray bubbles. Both sets of bubbles extend above and below the plane of the galaxy (central horizontal line).

P. Predehl et al/Nature 2020

Two giant, mysterious bubbles spew from the Milky Way’s heart, and now it appears the bubbles may have doubles.