interstellar cloud

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• Interstellar 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 …   Wikipedia

• Local Interstellar Cloud — The Local Interstellar Cloud, casually called the Local Fluff, is the interstellar cloud (roughly 30 light years across) through which our solar system is currently moving. The Solar System entered the Local Interstellar Cloud at some time… …   Wikipedia

• Interstellar 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… …   Wikipedia

• Cloud (disambiguation) — A cloud is a visible mass of condensed droplets or frozen crystals suspended in the air. Cloud(s) may also refer to: Contents 1 Fiction 2 Literature 3 …   Wikipedia

• Interstellar 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 …   Wikipedia

• cloud — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, rock, cloud, from Old English clūd; perhaps akin to Greek gloutos buttock Date: 14th century 1. a visible mass of particles of condensed vapor (as water or ice) suspended in the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Molecular cloud — See also: Solar nebula Within a few million years the light from bright stars will have boiled away this molecular cloud of gas and dust. The cloud has broken off from the Carina Nebula. Newly formed stars are visible nearby, their images… …   Wikipedia

• Dark Cloud (disambiguation) — Dark Cloud is a series of console role playing games. Dark Cloud(s) may also refer to: Dark nebula or dark cloud, a type of interstellar cloud Dark Cloud (actor), a Native American silent film actor Dark Clouds (song), a song by Space Dark Cloud …   Wikipedia

• Cirrus cloud — A sky filled with many types of cirrus clouds Cirrus clouds (cloud classification symbol: Ci) are atmospheric clouds generally characterized by thin, wispy strands, giving them their name from the Latin word cirrus meaning a ringlet or curling… …   Wikipedia

• Interplanetary dust cloud — The interplanetary dust cloud is cosmic dust (small particles floating in space) which pervade the space between planets in the Solar System and in other planetary systems. It has been studied for many years in order to understand its nature,… …   Wikipedia

• Oort cloud — /awrt, ohrt/, Astron. a region of the solar system far beyond the orbit of Pluto in which billions of comets move in nearly circular orbits unless one is pulled into a highly eccentric elliptical orbit by a passing star. [1975 80; after Dutch… …   Universalium