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Probe opens a new window to interstellar space Taking stock of the stuff between the stars - the all-important dust and gases that are the building blocks of new stars - has never been easy.The interstellar medium, as scientists know it, is a murky, nebulous place that defies easy measurement. Yet probing the space between the stars and the star-building materials that reside there is increasingly important as astrophysicists seek to add precious detail to their pictures of how stars are born, live and die.
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