Space between atoms?

[jamesilluminare]

To begin with, everything in the universe is not made of atoms. We now know that most of the universe is made up of Dark Matter (approx 23%) and Dark Energy (approx 73%). And Stars (etc) make up approx 4% and WE make up no more then about 0.03%.
(http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu...videoid=725559)

About the atom. In the absolute void, where there is seemingly nothing, there is still something. This something is most likely called Zero Point Energy.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZPE) Which is sort of like residue. It has been said that there is enough ZPE within a standard coffee cup to vaporise all of the oceans on Earth. In quantum field theory, this is called Vacuum Energy. ZPE has been experimented on before, and is now a recognised phenomenon. This is often known as the Casimir effect (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casimir_effect). So, this "empty space" you speak of, "within" the atom, could in fact be an abundance of ZPE. But, this is only theory. So is the idea that there is nothingness within the atom. This is only an "idea" because we, as of yet, cannot probe to such a small scale. But that could soon change. (http://www.newscientist.com/channel/...ng-theory.html)

But, when you look at it from another POV, there could be no "space" at all. This could be seen in Quantum Entanglement. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_entanglement)