About 29,500 results
Open links in new tab
  1. Is the angular size of the black hole in the movie "interstellar ...

    Oct 15, 2020 · I assume everybody is tired of reading questions derived from the movie Interstellar, I will try to keep this short and simple: In general in movies, in order to have …

  2. Interstellar Dust properties - Astronomy Stack Exchange

    Mar 15, 2021 · While practicing for an upcoming examination, I ran into this problem: Which of the following best describes dust grains in the interstellar medium: They are a few hundred …

  3. solar system - In theory, could an object like 'Oumuamua have …

    Aug 24, 2024 · Maybe, but the probability is very low. There are excellent answers at the recent related question, Can it be predicted if an Interstellar Object will get bound to the solar system …

  4. What are the differences between Intergalactic Medium, …

    Oct 29, 2021 · The interstellar medium (ISM) is, as you say, the gas (and dust) in between the stars, within a galaxy. It consists of molecular, neutral and ionized gas, with densities ranging …

  5. Why does rotation prevent the further contraction of the cloud?

    Apr 16, 2021 · In the book Horizons: Exploring the Universe (2018) by M.Seeds and D.Backman, chapter 9, page 170-171, it states that: At least four factors resist the compression of an …

  6. What is a "Gentle Giant" Black Hole? - Astronomy Stack Exchange

    Sep 12, 2023 · A similar phrase, "gentle singularity," is used in the movie Interstellar. There has been some discussion about that, in which the consensus seems to be that the size of a …

  7. How cold is interstellar space? - Astronomy Stack Exchange

    Jun 2, 2016 · The density of the interstellar medium is so very, very low that radiation losses completely dominate over conduction from the medium. The interstellar medium can be very …

  8. How to count observable number of galaxies at a given latitude ...

    Jul 15, 2024 · 2 If galaxies are uniformly distributed in space, then in the absence of extinction, the number of galaxies per square degree brighter than magnitude m is given by $$\log_ {N_0} …

  9. Are solar systems formed from a gas centrifuge?

    Feb 20, 2025 · The elements of these stars are formed by nucleosynthesis. These exploding stars would have created an interstellar gas medium in which the contents of these stars mixed. …

  10. Solar Winds and Bow Shock Cause - Astronomy Stack Exchange

    Dec 23, 2021 · At the edge of our solar system, where the solar winds pass through and enter the interstellar medium there was an expectation of bow shock but instead it was far diminished. …