superbubble

A very large region of space, relatively free of matter, carved out of the interstellar medium by the combination of multiple supernova bubbles resulting from supernovae.

Noun

  1. A very large region of space, relatively free of matter, carved out of the interstellar medium by the combination of multiple supernova bubbles resulting from supernovae.

Origin

From super- + bubble.

Forms

superbubbles

Synonyms

supershell

Related

heliosphere astrosphere circumgalactic medium intergalactic cloud intergalactic medium interplanetary medium interstellar cloud interstellar medium intracluster medium nebula