interstellar gas
1Interstellar 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… …
2interstellar line — noun : one of the dark spectral lines of a star or other distant celestial body that is caused by the absorption of atoms and molecules in the intervening interstellar gas and that does not partake of the Doppler shift of the spectral lines… …
3Interstellar 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 …
4Interstellar (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… …
5Interstellar 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 …
6interstellar 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… …
7Interstellar 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… …
8Interstellar Pig — infobox Book | name = Interstellar Pig title orig = translator = image caption = Cover of the 2004 Firebird (Penguin Group) paperback edition author = William Sleator illustrator = cover artist = Cliff Nielson country = United States language =… …
9List of molecules in interstellar space — This is a list of molecules that have been detected in the interstellar medium, grouped by the number of component atoms. The chemical formula is listed for each detected compound, along with any ionized form that has also been… …
10Timeline of knowledge about the interstellar and intergalactic medium — Timeline of the interstellar medium and intergalactic medium* 1848 Lord Rosse studies M1 and names it the Crab Nebula * 1864 William Huggins studies the spectrum of the Orion Nebula and shows that it is a cloud of gas * 1927 Ira Bowen explains… …
