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Re:Crazy Conclusions in Early Childhood by agumonkey on Sunday June 27, 2021 @10:03AM (#27651643)
isn't empty space made up of virtual particles aka particles with a life time so minute it's basically not there ? :)
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Re:Crazy Conclusions in Early Childhood by wyldfire on Sunday June 27, 2021 @10:41AM (#27651937)
The atmosphere on Earth has stable particles -- they have a lifetime similar to other matter on Earth. But their density is so low that light passes through them mostly undisturbed.

Empty space outside of planetary atmosphere is a void, there's "no" particles there (some Hydrogen and Helium and radiation).

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