September 25, 2024

The eROSITA bubbles seen in X-rays (green) and the magnetic field in the halo (white). The red color shows the polarized intensity of synchrotron radiation. The light blue circles represent the Fermi bubbles seen in gamma rays.

An article published in the journal “Nature Astronomy” reports a study of the so-called eROSITA bubbles that reveals magnetized structures that form a galactic halo aligned with them reaching heights of more than 16,000 light-years above the galactic plane. A team of researchers led by the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics conducted an investigation that spans the entire electromagnetic spectrum from radio waves to gamma rays to examine the eROSITA bubbles and map them. The alignment of the magnetized halo with the bubbles suggests a common origin, which could be given by star formation activity.