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又一个“首次”!中国天眼FAST再传好消息
Yang Shi Xin Wen· 2025-07-16 09:13
Core Insights - The research led by the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, in collaboration with domestic and international institutions, has successfully observed a complex filamentary structure network dominated by supersonic turbulence in a high-velocity interstellar gas cloud using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) [2][3] Group 1: Research Findings - The study focuses on a high-velocity cloud known as G165, which is a massive gas cloud composed of hydrogen atoms, located approximately 50,000 light-years from Earth and moving at a speed of about 300 kilometers per second [3] - G165 is characterized by a warm neutral medium composition, with significant supersonic turbulent motion, where local velocity fluctuations exceed 20 kilometers per second [3][5] - The internal structure of G165 reveals a highly structured feature filled with complex interwoven filamentary structures, indicating the presence of shock compression processes and strong turbulence [5] Group 2: Implications and Future Research - The findings provide new insights into the material sources and evolutionary pathways of star formation regions, suggesting that G165 represents an earlier stage in the evolution of interstellar clouds [5] - The research team plans to continue systematic observations of more high-velocity clouds using the FAST telescope to further explore the universal physical laws governing interstellar structure formation [5]