Quotes by Michelle Supper

“The X-ray radiation from the bubbles is very faint. In order to see them, weve had to remove all the light from stars, nebulae and cosmic rays the images, leaving only the weak X-ray signal. Its the astronomical equivalent of looking at an aquarium, ignoring the fish and looking only at the water.”

“Not many astronomers are looking at these structures at present but this study has shown there are many more mysteries to solve! We found that X-ray emissions in an area near the galactic plane are much higher in energy than expected but we dont know yet whether weve discovered a new X-ray source or whether its an extension of the very high energy radiation coming from the centre of the galaxy. We hope that this study will also give us an insight into the distribution of the Galactic Halo, a mysterious X-ray signal that can be detected faintly above and below the disc of the Milky Way.”