Questions tagged [matter]

Questions regarding a substance that takes up space, has volume, and has mass. Matter usually occurs in 5 forms, namely plasma, gas, liquid, solid, and bose-einstein condensate.

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If oxygen were pumped into space where would it go?

If an astronaut went into space with a sealed container of oxygen and opened it up in space and let all the oxygen go, what would happen to it? would it all just dissipate into some other particle or matter or would it just stay there until…
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Matter distribution

There is something I’ve wondered about ever since seeing a map that illustrates the distribution of matter within the universe: there doesn’t seem to be a blast site. Shouldn’t the big bang have created a “space crater” or some sort of void as…
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Stars, planets and galaxy motion

Is there any known planets or star systems in interstellar outer space that exist though not in motion?