25 Oct 22
How cold is space and what are the effects on spacecraft?
Education
I've always been fascinated by the vastness of space, but I've heard it's incredibly chilly out there. I was talking to a friend who's an aerospace engineer and they mentioned that space can get really, really cold - like, colder than your freezer at home cold. But what exactly is the temperature in space, anyway? And how does it affect spacecraft? My friend said something about it being so cold t...