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 stunning visuals, celestial …
Interstellar Dust properties - Astronomy Stack Exchange
Mar 15, 2021 · Interstellar extinction curves of the Milky Way (RV = 2.75, 3.1, 4.0, 5.5 R V = 2.75, 3.1, 4.0, 5.5). There exist considerable regional variations in the Galactic optical/UV extinction curves, as …
What are the differences between Intergalactic Medium, Interstellar ...
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 from ∼10−3 …
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 hot precisely …
terminology - Is "intrastellar" commonly used by astronomers to refer ...
Quick checks of a few of them show a mixture of simple typos (i.e., "intrastellar" used when "interstellar" is clearly meant), awkward/failed attempts at synonyms for "intracluster stellar light", and actually …
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 supermassive …
Solar-system origin of interstellar bodies (like 1I/ʻOumuamua)?
Jul 6, 2025 · I understand that 1I/ʻOumuamua and the other two bodies (2I/Borisov and 3I/ATLAS) are classified as interstellar objects based on their distance from the Sun and their speed. In other words …
What "long chain of carbon chemistry" in the interstellar medium ...
Oct 29, 2020 · From that, I conclude that Cyclopropenylidene in the ISM (interstellar medium) is also a product of a long chain of carbon chemistry. Question: What "long chain of carbon chemistry" in the …
How is it determined what celestial objects are considered to be part ...
Feb 28, 2025 · For a more local analogy, the interstellar asteroid Oumuamua passed well within the Solar System, yet is often not considered part of our Solar System, since it was never gravitationally …
Could Black Hole Jets Help Recycle Matter Back into the Universe?
May 14, 2025 · Far from providing a path for mass or energy to leave the black hole itself, the jets are a sign that the black hole is collecting more mass. Their has been a lot of study of the interaction of …