• Question: In space is it warmer than being on our planet or is it freezing?

    Asked by dmcbmx to Suzie, Sheila, Rob, Geoff, Adam on 16 Mar 2011 in Categories: .
    • Photo: Sheila Kanani

      Sheila Kanani answered on 15 Mar 2011:

      Freeeeezing! 😀

    • Photo: Suzie Sheehy

      Suzie Sheehy answered on 15 Mar 2011:

      Generally, unless you’re closer to a star than the Earth, it’s really cold in space. It’s almost “absolute zero” (-273 degrees celsius), but not quite that cold because of some background radiation left over from the Big Bang.
      It’s certainly something to think about if you’re designing spacecraft, as things like rubber seals freeze up at low temperatures! It’s also a vacuum, which you might have known already. Pretty inhospitable place really!

    • Photo: Adam Tuff

      Adam Tuff answered on 15 Mar 2011:

      In deep space (where nothing exists), it is much colder – early -273 degrees celsius (even things like oygen would freeze!). Our planet is very warm, but that’s because we have a sun warming us up, and an atmosphere to keep the warmth in!

    • Photo: Geoff McBride

      Geoff McBride answered on 16 Mar 2011:

      Deep space is cold -270 deg C.

    • Photo: Robert Simpson

      Robert Simpson answered on 16 Mar 2011:

      The sensation of heat and warmth is all to do with the warm air around you. In space there is no air and so it would feel deathly cold. Astronauts have to protect themselves from the Sun though, because of harmful radiation.

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