Interstellar Medium

GPTKB entity

Statements (92)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:affects propagation of light
propagation of radio waves
gptkbp:cause scattering of light
absorption lines in spectra
reddening of starlight
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:gasoline
dust
gptkbp:contains gptkb:cosmology
gptkb:helium
gptkb:plasma
gptkb:Bok_globules
gptkb:pulsar_wind_nebulae
charged particles
cosmic rays
supernova remnants
magnetic fields
synchrotron radiation
protoplanetary disks
trace elements
free electrons
interstellar molecules
masers
molecular clouds
atomic hydrogen
HI regions
HII regions
dark nebulae
emission nebulae
interstellar dust
interstellar gas
planetary nebulae
reflection nebulae
stellar nurseries
stellar winds
ionized hydrogen
ices
PAHs
X-ray emitting gas
ammonia (NH3)
atomic ions
carbon monoxide (CO)
circumstellar envelopes
cold neutral medium
complex organic molecules
coronal gas
cyanide (CN)
dense clouds
diffuse clouds
dust grains
formaldehyde (H2CO)
graphite grains
hot ionized medium
hydroxyl (OH)
infrared emitting dust
intercloud medium
interstellar clouds
interstellar extinction
interstellar radiation field
ionized hydrogen (HII)
methanol (CH3OH)
molecular hydrogen (H2)
molecular ions
neutral hydrogen (HI)
photodissociation regions
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
protostellar objects
radio emitting gas
silicates
tiny solid particles
ultraviolet emitting gas
warm ionized medium
warm neutral medium
water (H2O)
gptkbp:foundIn galaxies
gptkbp:hasRole star formation
galactic evolution
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Interstellar Medium
gptkbp:location space between stars
gptkbp:range 0.1 to 1000 particles per cm³
gptkbp:studiedBy infrared astronomy
radio astronomy
spectroscopy
space telescopes
ultraviolet astronomy
ground-based telescopes
balloon experiments
interstellar probes
satellite observatories
gptkbp:temperature 10 to 10,000,000 K
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Milky_Way_galaxy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5