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OCR: INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM THE INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM consists of clouds of material occupying the vast regions of space between the stars in a galaxy. Its main consituents are hydrogen and helium gas, together with relatively small amounts of dust. The interstellar medium is uneven in its distribution and its overall density is much less than that of air.