Questions about the gas that lays between stars in galaxies.
Questions tagged [interstellar-medium]
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Why is the interstellar medium so hot?
On this link, it states the following: "large assemblies of galaxies that are permeated by even larger amounts of diffuse gas. With temperatures of 10 million degrees or more".
How are these diffused (ionized) gas able to become so hot when they…
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Can circumstances exist such that as seen from some solar system all stars are obscured?
I am mostly active on Physics Stack Exchange but a question occurred to me that I think is best submitted here.
This question is about a thought experiment: whether the circumstances of the intended thought experiment are physically possible. For…
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For chemical reactions occurring in the interstellar medium, which involve metal-ions, will the metal ions be solvated or not?
Usually, metal-ions in terrestrial chemistry will be solvated - either by gas-phase solvent molecules or by liquid-phase solvent molecules. But the interstellar medium (ISM) is never in local thermodynamic equilibrium. Moreover, the solvation of any…
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What are the differences between Intergalactic Medium, Interstellar medium and Intracluster medium?
The Intergalactic Medium, Interstellar medium (ISM) and Intracluster medium (ICM) are mediums that fills the space between galaxies/pace between the star systems in a galaxy. What are the differences between them?
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