The Milky Way galaxy has a clumpy halo

Ames IA (SPX) Oct 20, 2020

The Milky Way galaxy is in the recycling business. University of Iowa astronomers have determined our galaxy is surrounded by a clumpy halo of hot gases that is continually being supplied with material ejected by birthing or dying stars. This heated halo, called the circumgalactic medium (CGM), was the incubator for the Milky Way's formation some 10 billion years ago and could be where basic mat