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A Science FAQ.

Subject: Space.
Emptiness belongs to philosophy. Physics reveals a universe where a true voids do not exist.

That takeaway is this.

“Empty space” is a convenient shorthand, not a physical reality. Even where atoms are scarce, gravity still acts, light still travels, and particles like neutrinos pass through. The universe has no true voids—only regions where matter is spread astonishingly thin. Emptiness, it turns out, is relative.

Now, the details…

No, space is not completely empty. Even the most “empty” regions of space contain tiny amounts of matter and energy. Think along the lines that gravity extends to all objects throughout the universe.

To break it down, let’s talk about the known forces and particles. To date, we’ve identified 17 fundamental particles and four forces. Space can be extremely sparse, and the average space between hydrogen atoms is likely about a meter. Between those atoms, the force of gravity exists everywhere all at once, so it will still exist. In between atoms, other particles are likely to be present too. For example, light, or photons, pass through empty space, and there are others too, like neutrinos.

 


That Science FAQ, 

was first published on TST 2 years ago.

The flashcard inspired by it is this.

Front: What does “emptiness” usually describe in science?
Back: Low density (not absence).

 

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