Scientists Say: Interstellar medium

Scientists Say: Interstellar medium

Interstellar medium (noun, “IN-ter-STEH-ler MEE-dee-um”) The interstellar medium is the gas, dust and radiation filling the space between stars within a galaxy. Interstellar space refers to the regions between stars. And the interstellar medium — or ISM — fills this space. At a galaxy’s outer bounds, the ISM merges into intergalactic medium. That’s the matter and energy between galaxies. The ISM is mostly gas, with a little dust mixed in. Explod…

Scientists Discuss: Interstellar Media

Astronomer: A scientist who specializes in the study of celestial bodies, space, and the physical universe. Atom: The fundamental unit of chemical elements, composed of dense nuclei containing positively charged protons and neutral neutrons, with clouds of negatively charged electrons orbiting around the nucleus. Bond: (In chemistry) a type of attachment between atoms or groups [...] Source The post Scientists Discuss: Interstellar Media appeare…