2006-11-24 23:45:13 · 23 answers · asked by niloofar n 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
It is a vacuum although you can find planets, stars, comets, asteroids and other types of bodies in it.
2006-11-24 23:51:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Space is made up of a lot of things. Saying that space is a vacuum is not quite correct--but nearly so. Saying that space is empty is not correct at all. These are common misconceptions, so don't feel bad if this is what you thought.
Space is where the earth is, and all the planets, the sun, the stars, the galaxies, clouds of interstellar gas, etc. Space is far from empty.
Vacuum occurs when there is an area that has NO material in it whatsoever, more correctly this is called a perfect vacuum. Space is not a perfect vacuum. However, the very, very low density of material in space makes it pretty much a vacuum, enough that you wouldn't care whether it was perfect if you were thrown out in it.
So what is vacuum made out of? That's a quantum mechanics discussion. See this Wikipedia entry for a very good article on Vacuum:
2006-11-25 09:59:42 · answer #2 · answered by ~XenoFluX 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
99.999999% of it is empty and is a vaccum.
It is made up of nothing, although some evidence suggests that there is "anti-matter," and that it is all around in space, but can't be seen. Even if it is, if might only balance out the matter or be a small % of what exists in space.
2006-11-25 07:48:52 · answer #3 · answered by Frank A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one can tell what the space is made from.But it may be made from gases that were created at Big Bang and some undefined material due to which we can travel in space.
2006-11-27 10:44:21 · answer #4 · answered by DOOM 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Space is a vast expance where atoms and molecules are widely distributed. It amounts to around 1 atom/molecule per 9 cubic meters. In some places where the density is more objects like stars and galaxies have evolved.
2006-11-26 00:09:14 · answer #5 · answered by Adithya M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If space were trult that empty, you wouldn't be able to SEE any of it. Light is made of massless particles called photons...and that's just one example of many different kinds of massless quanta. Space is FULL of these things....there simply isn't any such thing as absolutely empty space. There's a quantum field out there....and I think that that field and space are essentially the same thing.
2006-11-25 10:47:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Space is made up of letters S ,P, A, C, E ok
2006-11-25 07:55:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
in first degree space is made up of ... space
means .. nothing .. vacuum
experiments show that there is something like 1 atom within 9 cubic-meters or so .. so basically space is ...empty
2006-11-25 07:47:51 · answer #8 · answered by blondnirvana 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Interesting question when you think about it.
Space is defined by distance between objects.
It is interesting to note that objects distort space and by doing so affect time.
ie:around a black hole (a highly massive object)
space is curved and time slows down.
2006-11-25 09:31:59 · answer #9 · answered by Yahoo! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Space is made up of Space
It is made up of Atoms with protons,neutrons and electrons
2006-11-26 23:30:25 · answer #10 · answered by Santhosh Shiva 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have also heard about anti-matter. Some have said that it has the opposite effect of gravity. Which is a concept I have a hard time grasping. I believe your question will be asked over and over for a long long time.
2006-11-25 08:07:45 · answer #11 · answered by willy g 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋