SOLAR SYSTEM Shot Glass

We reside in a region of the Milky Way galaxy known as the Local Interstellar Cloud, or the Local Fluff. This cloud is about 30 light-years wide and is relatively warm, with temperatures of around 7,000 degrees Celsius (12,632 degrees Fahrenheit). The solar system has been traveling through this cloud for the past 44,000–150,000 years and is expected to remain within it for another 10,000–20,000 years. The Local Interstellar Cloud itself is located within a larger region called the Local Bubble, a cavity in the interstellar medium filled with hot, ionized gas.