Questions tagged [intergalactic-space]
Questions regarding the space or objects outside of galaxies.
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dark matter in galaxy cluster in intergalactic space
On the rotation speed of galaxies in a galaxy cluster:
-> Is the dark matter associated with each galaxy in a cluster, sufficient to explain the rotation speed of galaxies in the cluster, or extra ...
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Is there likely any star systems in the very middle of the largest voids?
I imagine this question is as old Hubble's red shift measurements publication. Has there been enough time for any solar system to make it right to the middle of a void? Any Goldilocks scenarios there? ...
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How do we estimate the amount and distribution of Helium in interstellar and intergalactic space?
Quoting from wikipedia: Helium
... is the second lightest and second most abundant element in the observable universe (hydrogen is the lightest and most abundant). It is present at about 24% of the ...
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What is the density of photon energy in intergalactic space? [duplicate]
What is the average density of photon energy (over all wavelengths) in intergalactic space? In other words, if you took a typical cubic meter of intergalactic space, how much electromagnetic radiation ...
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Intergalactic Lyman-alpha absorption for high redshift quasars (Gunn-Peterson effect)
This is a follow up to a recent question on SE asking about the apparent suppression of radiation shortward of the (red-shifted) Ly-$\alpha$ line of a quasar at redshift $z=6.53$.
The general ...
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Why does the first measurements of the thermal Sunyaev-Zel’dovich effect from ALMA show a temperature decrease and not an increase at the cluster?
Seeing the phrase a fully functional Stewart Platform I Wikipediad it and that article shows the AMiBA a CMB interferometer mounted on a hexapod (shown below).
Wikipedia's Sunyaev–Zeldovich effect; ...
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Is our Milky Way galaxy (and its neighbors?) moving through the universe at 370 km/s (~828,000 mph) or 370 miles/sec (~1,332,000 mph)? [duplicate]
I swear that exactly half of the many, many sites I found say that our Galaxy and its immediate neighbors are moving towards the Leo Constellation (I believe) and, ultimately, supposedly, the 'Great ...
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Can two neighboring galaxies move apart at steady speed?
While I was trying to understand the three models that obey Friedmann's two assumptions of a non-static universe, I came across a line that says and I quote "It (referring to Big Bang) starts at ...
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Do any particles in AGN jets escape the galaxy?
I have read, at http://www.thestargarden.co.uk/Black-holes.html for example, that whole stars can be ejected from certain galaxies. "These are thought to have been part of a binary star system ...
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What fraction of matter is not bound to the galaxies, groups and clusters that we see?
We know that most of the matter in the universe has collapsed into galaxies and galaxies into groups and clusters and that a lot of matter is presently in clusters between the galaxies. But, what ...
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What error bar / confidence level is generally reported in galaxy distances?
In reporting distances of galaxies, what are the typical error bars and associated confidence levels?
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How thick are the intergalactic filaments?
Recently, in October, news came out about the faint intergalactic filaments finally being 'found'.
Then, in June, astronomers announced that these things had enough normal matter in them to solve the '...
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What exactly is a "conclusive association" in Astronomy?
Phys.org's Astronomers use slime mold model to reveal dark threads of the cosmic web says
A computational approach inspired by the growth patterns of a bright yellow slime mold has enabled a team of ...
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Local Bubble in space
Is the Local Bubble alone in space or is there another bubble similar to the Local Bubble in space, i.e., do we live in a special place or is this a more general phenomenon?
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What would you find within a void?
I'm aware that voids are relatively empty regions of the universe, but just how empty can they be? Wikipedia states that voids have 'few or no' galaxies, but I can't find much else.
To make my ...
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Could stars form outside of galaxies?
Is it possible for there to be a dense enough nebula to form stars outside of any galaxy? Does a galaxy have a minimum size to produce stars? Or could you have a few dozen stars clustered together by ...
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Why is the Warm-Hot Intergalactic Medium (WHIM) so hot, and what is "collisionless shock heating"?
The Phys.org article Researchers find last of universe's missing ordinary matter says:
Ordinary matter, or "baryons," make up all physical objects in existence, from stars to the cores of ...
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Looking for a Dwarf Galaxy < 500 L.y. in Diameter, which is not a Satellite / Companion, or is at least 500 000 L.y. away from another Galaxy
My goal is to learn about an example of a Dwarf Spheroidal or a Dwarf Irregular Galaxy which is not a Satellite / Companion Galaxy (or is at least 500 000 L.y. away from another Galaxy), and doesn't ...
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Is it likely that intergalactic stars would still retain their planets?
Given that we've discovered hundreds of intergalactic stars (IGs), and that most stars have planets, what do we know about the likelihood of IGs retaining their planets after being ejected from their ...
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Why stars are not visible in photos of Planets from space [duplicate]
The night sky from many parts of the Earth, away from any city lights and pollution, is full of starts, mostly the stars of the Milky Way Galaxy is what fills the night sky densely.
In many photos of ...
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Would Bussard Ramjets work in other places in or near the galaxy? [closed]
Sorry if this this doesn't really fit this forum, but WorldBuilding does not like questions like these. I cannot find the minimum density of hydrogen a Bussard ramjet (an interstellar ship propelled ...
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Could a planet be toss from a galaxy just like it's theorized rogue stars are?
According to this,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intergalactic_star
Rogue stars are theorized to be the intergalactic space because of this,
The way these stars arise is still a mystery, but the ...
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What differentiates a "group of rogue stars" from a galaxy?
According to Wikipedia, a rogue star or intergalactic star is
not gravitationally bound to a galaxy.
But according to a citation on the same Wikipedia page, the first intergalactic stars were ...
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Why can I see the Andromeda Galaxy despite Milky Way's rotation?
Okay ... so, I woke up from a dream last night wherein I was (apparently) attempting to devise a time-keeping system for interstellar travel (similar to the stardate system used in Star Trek). In the ...
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What's the density of dark matter (clouds)?
How much mass per unit volume do known dark matter have, for instance in the Bullet Cluster? Does the density vary in space, for example, do individual dark matter structures have denser cores?
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What is at the edge of the galaxy?
The solar system is thought to have a heliopause which can be considered its edge for many purposes:
The heliopause is the theoretical boundary where the Sun's solar wind is stopped by the ...
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Conventional matter to dark matter ratio, outside of galaxies
Consider say this outstanding diagram from another question,
To begin with galaxies have a typical density D. Intergalactic space has a much lower density d.
As we know: in galaxies (with density D) ...
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Would being ejected from the Milky Way Galaxy have any major impact on life on Earth? [duplicate]
I was reading about the impending collision of our galaxy with the Andromeda galaxy, and learned that there is a small possibility that our solar system could be ejected during the collision.
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Is it possible to have a part of space devoid of matter?
I have recently read this article and I am finding it a little hard to believe that there would be a place that is without matter. So, if there is a galaxy at the other side of the void, we would be ...
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What would the night sky look like if Earth orbited an intergalactic star?
If the Earth and its host star were located exactly in-between the Milky Way and Andromeda would the night sky be completely void of light?
Would stars be visible to the unaided eye?
So there could ...
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Where does the Milky Way end?
I was reading this article
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Researchers measured the mass of the Milky Way and found that our galaxy is approximately half the weight of a neighbouring galaxy known as ...
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Do star systems stripped from galaxies have different expected behavior?
Another way of stating this question: Does the fact that a star system (or comparable concentrated mass) exists in a galaxy affect its long-term evolution, in terms of expansion, contraction, ...
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Could dark energy be negative gravity?
Main question: Could dark energy (the mysterious accelerating expansion of the universe) be explained by "negative gravity"?
"Spin off" questions:
Does antimatter have negative gravity?
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Dark Flow: statistical limits on existence
Dark Flow has been thrown around as a term a lot lately, especially with the latest Planck results.
New Scientist reported last year that it was now statistically improbable, but the paper by Atrio ...
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When we say a galaxy is 200 million light years away, does this account for the expansion of space in the time it took it's light to reach us?
When we see a distant galaxy, the light we are watching started it's journey millions of years ago. In all that time, space has been expanding, so if the initial distance was A, right now the distance ...
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Have we observed any rogue/wandering stars?
Do we know (have we observed and cataloged) any rogue star, being not part of galaxy, but drifting somewhere in inter-galactic space?
I know that determining if a star is a part of galaxy or not is a ...
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What is there in the intergalactic space?
What bodies can be encountered way outside galaxies - far beyond the farthest edges of galaxies, in the deep space between them? Are there single, galaxy-less stars, giant clouds of gas more dense ...
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