Astronomers spot a young sun blowing bubbles inside the Milky Way

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February 25, 2026, 1:30 PM

• •HD 61005 is a young, sunlike star.
• •The star's astrosphere is created by its solar wind.
• •Scientists are learning about our Sun's evolution by studying HD 61005.
• •The observations were published in the Astrophysical Journal.

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has captured a young, sunlike star, HD 61005, creating an "astrosphere", a bubble of hot gas. This star, only 100 million years old, provides insights into our Sun's evolution and its own heliosphere. The observation, which is about 120 light-years away, shows the young star's strong solar wind interacting with its surroundings. The study, published in the Astrophysical Journal, helps scientists understand how stars shape their environments.

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