Astronomers have discovered a huge filament of hot gas bridging four galaxy clusters. At 10 times as massive as our galaxy, the thread could contain some of the Universe’s ‘missing’ matter, addressing a decades-long mystery.
yeah it’s mostly hydrogen but it wont burn cuz there’s no oxygen in space lol. the 10 million degrees isn’t a typo - it’s actually a super-hot plasma at that point, not really a gas anymore. our sun’s core is around 15 million degrees for comparision.
They keep saying gas, is this like hydrogen? If I put a spark to one of these would the whole thing catch fire?
They are also saying 10 million degrees, is that a typo? How does that compare to the temperature of most stars?
yeah it’s mostly hydrogen but it wont burn cuz there’s no oxygen in space lol. the 10 million degrees isn’t a typo - it’s actually a super-hot plasma at that point, not really a gas anymore. our sun’s core is around 15 million degrees for comparision.