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How hot would space feel?
I read that the temperature of the space around the earth can vary greatly depending on whether or not it is in direct sunlight. Space, however, is not very dense, so I imagine that heat would not ...
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Temperature of an Object in Space [closed]
Rotating cylinder in space
Hi all
I've been having problems trying to calculate the temperature of an object in space, and was hoping I could get some help. Say we have a cylinder in space rotating ...
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Temperature in space
Temperature is a measure of kinetic energy transferred to particles, henceforth, space being vacuum, temperature cannot be measured.
But then, there is cosmic background radiation. It is the leftover ...
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Temperature of a black-body in LEO on the dark side of the Earth
Questions about the temperature of something in space are often very hard to pin down (example), since there is radiative transfer to/from many different regions in the field of view at dramatically ...
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Is it possible to use a powder-based firearm in space?
A firearm relies upon some kind of explosive powder to drive the slug out of the barrel.
My guess however is that in space (at GEO, or higher) a firearm would be unusable due to the extremes of ...
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Steady State Temperature of an Object Orbiting the Earth
This may be irrelevant or stupid to ask but I couldn't come up with a good answer. At least, we could not agree on with my friend the other day.
I would like an estimate of the temperature of a human ...
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In summer are the upper storey flats more hot or the lower storey flats?
I have often heard neighbours talking things like in a multi storied apartment, the upper flats are more hot in summer then lower flats (or vice versa?) and similarly for some comparison in winter? ...
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What are the temperatures of objects in Low Earth Orbit (LEO)?
What is the temperature of objects in Low Earth Orbit?
Consider LEO to be 600km to 800km.
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Heat reflection on distant planets
I was watching a documentary last night on the first planet discovered outside our solar system.
The first one apparently is a giant gas planet that orbits very close to its sun over a very fast ...
