Tootfinder

Over the past few years, astrophysicists have transformed our understanding of the interstellar medium.
Using newly developed maps stretching thousands of light-years across our galaxy,
they’ve discovered that it’s not the quiet, steady backdrop that researchers thought.
Instead, much of the ISM appears to be unstable
— a finding that directly contradicts the leading theoretical models taught in textbooks.
The surprise finding could help resolve a long-unansw…

A New Map of ‘Empty’ Space Challenges a Tranquil Picture of the Galaxy | Quanta Magazine
For decades, astronomers treated the interstellar medium as a static backdrop to the goings-on of the universe. Now, a wave of 3D mapping is bringing the interstellar medium’s dynamic nature into focus.