• Question: Are there atoms in space?

    Asked by cartridge98 to Adam, Catherine, Karen, Leila, Nazim on 16 Mar 2012.
    • Photo: Adam Stevens

      Adam Stevens answered on 16 Mar 2012:

      In deep space, yes, there are a few kicking around. Not very many though.

    • Photo: Catherine Rix

      Catherine Rix answered on 16 Mar 2012:

      Yes there are atoms in space but they are much more spread out than on Earth

    • Photo: Karen Masters

      Karen Masters answered on 17 Mar 2012:

      Yes lots. Although only about 5% of the contents of the universe are atoms. Much more is dark matter or dark energy.

    • Photo: Leila Battison

      Leila Battison answered on 19 Mar 2012:

      Yeah, loads! But space is so unbelievably huge that they’re really spread out so it’s more like a vacuum.

      Of course, there are gazillions of atoms clumped together in specific places like in stars and in planets and (hopefully) in aliens!

    • Photo: Nazim Bharmal

      Nazim Bharmal answered on 20 Mar 2012:

      Yes, there are lot of atoms in space. Some come from the sun in our solar system, and then there are atoms between the stars within the galaxy, and even atoms between galaxies.

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