Local Fluff
English
Etymology
local + fluff from the relative "fluffiness" of the local interstellar medium resulting in a low density cloud of matter in relation to the surrounding space
Proper noun
- (astronomy) A relatively dense region of interstellar space (containing our Solar System) that formed where the Local Bubble met another bubble, the Loop I Bubble
Synonyms
- Local Interstellar Cloud
Related terms
- Local Interstellar Cloud
- Local Bubble
- Local Arm
- Local Group
- Local Supercluster
- Local Volume
- Local Wall / Local Filament
- Local Void
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