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  1. What is interstellar space and where does it begin? | Space

    Jan 17, 2023 · Interstellar space is not empty but filled with gas, dust and energetic particles. We explore this cosmic medium in more detail here.

  2. Interstellar medium - Wikipedia

    The interstellar medium (ISM) is the matter and radiation that exists in the space between the star systems in a galaxy. This matter includes gas in ionic, atomic, and molecular form, as well as …

  3. Where Does Interstellar Space Begin? - NASA Space Place

    May 25, 2021 · Where Does Interstellar Space Begin? The Short Answer: Scientists define the beginning of interstellar space as the place where the Sun’s constant flow of material and …

  4. What is interstellar space? - EarthSky

    Oct 10, 2020 · Bottom line: Interstellar space is the space between the stars in a galaxy. It’s not “empty,” but, overall, it’s as close to an absolute vacuum as you can get.

  5. What is Interstellar Space? - Universe Today

    Oct 24, 2010 · These areas, the vast stretches of space that fall between the illuminated regions where stars sit, is what is known as Interstellar Space. It can be the space between stars but …

  6. Interstellar Medium and Molecular Clouds | Center for …

    Interstellar space — the region between stars inside a galaxy — is home to clouds of gas and dust. This interstellar medium contains primordial leftovers from the formation of the galaxy, …

  7. Interstellar medium | Gas, Dust & Radiation | Britannica

    Interstellar medium, region between the stars that contains vast, diffuse clouds of gases and minute solid particles. Such tenuous matter in the interstellar medium of the Milky Way …

  8. 10 Things: Going Interstellar - Science@NASA

    Jul 26, 2022 · Interstellar space is often called the space between the stars, but more specifically, it’s the region between our Sun’s heliosphere and the astrospheres of other stars.

  9. 3I/ATLAS could help protect Earth from dangerous asteroids.

    1 day ago · A newly found interstellar comet poses absolutely no threat to Earth, but a NASA-coordinated group plans to observe it to help our ability to monitor any future objects that might …

  10. Interstellar travel - Wikipedia

    Hypothetical interstellar propulsion systems include nuclear pulse propulsion, fission-fragment rocket, fusion rocket, beamed solar sail, and antimatter rocket. The benefits of interstellar …