- interstellar medium
- nouninterstellar space including streams of protons moving from the stars• Hypernyms: ↑interstellar space
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Interstellar medium — Interstellar redirects here. For other uses, see Interstellar (disambiguation). The distribution of ionized hydrogen (known by astronomers as H II from old spectroscopic terminology) in the parts of the Galactic interstellar medium visible… … Wikipedia
interstellar medium — Content of the region between the stars, including vast, diffuse clouds of gases and minute solid particles. Such tenuous matter in the Milky Way Galaxy accounts for about 5% of its total mass. By no means a complete vacuum, the interstellar… … Universalium
Interstellar cloud — is the generic name given to an accumulation of gas, plasma and dust in our and other galaxies. Put differently, an interstellar cloud is a denser than average region of the interstellar medium. Depending on the density, size and temperature of a … Wikipedia
Interstellar (disambiguation) — Interstellar means between the stars.Interstellar may also refer to:* Interstellar medium, the name astronomers give to the gas and dust that is scattered throughout interstellar space * Interstellar travel, unmanned or manned travel between… … Wikipedia
Interstellar space — may mean:* In astronomy: all the space within a galaxy not occupied by stars or their planetary systems. The interstellar medium resides – by definition – in interstellar space. * Interstellar Space , a 1967 album by John Coltrane … Wikipedia
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Interstellar travel — Montage of fusion powered rocket concepts from 1987–2004, which could form the basis for an interstellar vehicle. Included are: VISTA (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories,1987), Discovery II (NASA/GRC, 2002), Human Outer Planet Exploration… … Wikipedia
Interstellar nitrogen monohydride — Nitrogen monohydride (NH) is a simple compound that has been detected in interstellar space. Contents 1 History 2 Chemistry 3 Significance 4 See also … Wikipedia
Interstellar probe — An interstellar probe is a space probe which has left or is expected to leave the solar system and enter interstellar space (typically defined as the region beyond the heliopause). Alternatively, the term interstellar probe is used to refer to a… … Wikipedia
Interstellar reddening — In astronomy, interstellar reddening is a phenomenon associated with interstellar extinction where the spectrum of electromagnetic radiation from a radiation source changes characteristics from that which was emitted. Reddening occurs due to the… … Wikipedia
