2007-01-31 04:41:34 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
It varies depending on whether you are in a star or near a star or in a nebula. It can go up to many million degrees but never lower than about 2.7 degrees K. The 2.7 degrees is the temperature of the cosmic background radiation and it's everywhere.
2007-01-31 04:49:11 · answer #1 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's temperature your asking about, the coldest places in space are the interiors of molecular clouds. These can be as cold as 5 degrees Kelvin, a couple degrees warmer than the 2.7 K microwave background, because there is some additonal heating by cosmic rays. The low-density gas in supernova remnants and in intergalactic space gets as warm as 10 million degrees Kelvin. All temperatures in between occur, although most interstellar molecular gas clouds are around 10 K, most atomic gas clouds are around 70 K, most H II regions are around 4000 K, and most supernova remnants are around 500,000 K.
2007-01-31 15:01:52 · answer #2 · answered by cosmo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Degree represents how much energy is contained per atom.
So If you take the total number of atoms in the Universe and multiply it by the number of degree in the Universe you obtain the total temperature energy.
You divide the total temperature energy of the Universe per unit volume you will obtain aprox 3 degree absolute(kelvin).
So you now have the average temperature in space of the Universe.
The COBE measurements indicated 2. 7 degree K.
However calculation indicates a little more that that.
Basically the temperature energy per Unit atom is Universal.
2007-01-31 13:24:15 · answer #3 · answered by goring 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
QUE? Space is a 3 dimensional continuum, that exists in the 4th dimensional continuum, Time. Degrees, as such, those referred to to define a circle, which is a 2 dimensional object have no meaning in a 4 dimensional existance.
2007-01-31 12:52:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eugene is correct if you are asking the temperature in deep space.
In general, open space (not near a sun) is about 2.7 kelvin degrees. But we haven't measured everywhere yet!.
2007-01-31 13:08:44 · answer #5 · answered by Jim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Degrees of what? The astronauts have degrees from colleges. Or do you mean degrees like 360 degrees in a circle?
2007-01-31 12:47:44 · answer #6 · answered by morningfoxnorth 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
- - 09876.54321.+234569870% Farenheit Celcius squared divided by pie
2007-01-31 12:47:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't understand, are you asking the temperature or the geometry?
2007-01-31 13:03:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋