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Is there anywhere in space, well out past our solar system, between stars, where
there's absolutely nothing? And by that I mean not even any atoms? Or does the fact that there's a "space" out there mean there are atoms? Just got to thinking about it. Thanks. |
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On Mon, 17 Oct 2016 18:14:22 -0700, Fred J. McCall wrote:
wrote: Is there anywhere in space, well out past our solar system, between stars, where there's absolutely nothing? And by that I mean not even any atoms? Or does the fact that there's a "space" out there mean there are atoms? Just got to thinking about it. Thanks. You're still going to have some atoms. There may be only one in a one meter cube (intergalactic space), but there will be some. Okay. But an atom of what? Hydrogen? Carbon? |
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On Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at 11:53:05 PM UTC-4, wrote:
On Mon, 17 Oct 2016 18:14:22 -0700, Fred J. McCall wrote: wrote: Is there anywhere in space, well out past our solar system, between stars, where there's absolutely nothing? And by that I mean not even any atoms? Or does the fact that there's a "space" out there mean there are atoms? Just got to thinking about it. Thanks. You're still going to have some atoms. There may be only one in a one meter cube (intergalactic space), but there will be some. Okay. But an atom of what? Hydrogen? Carbon? Short answer: Yes. It could really be almost any atom or molecule but hydrogen, being the most common element is most likely. |
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Dean Markley wrote:
On Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at 10:11:47 AM UTC-4, Fred J. McCall wrote: wrote: On Mon, 17 Oct 2016 18:14:22 -0700, Fred J. McCall wrote: wrote: Is there anywhere in space, well out past our solar system, between stars, where there's absolutely nothing? And by that I mean not even any atoms? Or does the fact that there's a "space" out there mean there are atoms? Just got to thinking about it. Thanks. You're still going to have some atoms. There may be only one in a one meter cube (intergalactic space), but there will be some. Okay. But an atom of what? Hydrogen? Carbon? What are stellar winds made up of? Hint: It's not carbon. Protons! And protons are? [Come on, you're a chemist.] That's mostly what you're going to find. The occasional atom of other stuff, especially if you're somewhere near a supernova. -- "Have you noticed that the most subtle shedders of blood have always been the most civilized gentlemen? If civilization has not made man more bloodthirsty, it has at least made him more hideously and abominably bloodthirsty. Formerly he saw bloodshed as an act of justice, and with a clear conscience exterminated whomever he thought he should. And now we consider bloodshed an abomination, yet engage in this abomination more than ever." -- Dostoyevsky "Notes From The Underground" |
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On Mon, 17 Oct 2016 20:49:20 -0400, wrote:
Is there anywhere in space, well out past our solar system, between stars, where there's absolutely nothing? And by that I mean not even any atoms? Or does the fact that there's a "space" out there mean there are atoms? Just got to thinking about it. Thanks. Thanks to all for the interesting answers so far. |
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