Where is it and how close to absolute zero is it?
2007-12-04 19:11:54 · 9 answers · asked by ? 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Actually Space is not much warmer than Absolute Zero. If your talking Fahrenheit, space is a chilly - 454 degrees. (F.) With Absolute Zero being - 459. (F.) -- The coldest region EVER found anywhere in space is the Bow-Tie Nebula. (Or Boomerang Nebula) The temperature there is a record - 457.6 degrees Fahrenheit, caused by the rapid expanding gasses. Wow...and I thought it was cold in Minnesota growing up as a kid. ;-)
2007-12-04 19:14:05 · answer #1 · answered by Smart Dude 6 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Technically... yes, she can die. But she probably won't. Cats do have an advantage over humans in the cold--their natural insulation is well adapted to survival in winter. Ferals usually live about five years (if they get past kittenhood), so they do learn to seek out warm spots near buildings and such. Instinct usually drives the cat to seek out warmth if it's cold. If the cat can't get to a warm place, it will tuck in its paws and fluff up its fur, which makes it a little warmer and keeps frostbite away from the paws. Anyway, if your cat is outside, and she's not used to being outside, look nearby--she's probably gone to ground somewhere, hiding and being afraid. If she's used to being outside, chances are something has happened to keep her from coming back right away--anything from being chased by a dog to meeting a friendly human. Follow her usual patrol route and see whether you can see her. Ask the neighbors if they've seen her--usually a lost cat does not go far. If your cat is not neutered, she may have met a tom. Listen for caterwauling. I strongly suggest making your cat an indoor cat. If you scoop the litter each time you feed her, then it'll stay clean and there aren't any smells to gross you out. She'll want out initially, but (especially if she's neutered--which, I hope, she is) she should get used to the indoors--especially if you play with her and make indoors a good place to be.
2016-05-28 06:25:34 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The coldest places in the universe are believed to be in the interior of large dust clouds in space. Since almost no radiation reaches the interior of such dust clouds, and whatever warmth may be there radiates gradually away and out of the dust cloud, the interior of large dust clouds is theoretically very near absolute zero.
2007-12-04 19:23:21 · answer #3 · answered by rkeech 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
All of the books I have on Space tell me that the temperature in space is Minus 454 Degrees F.
That is pretty cold if you ask me.
2007-12-05 00:14:56 · answer #4 · answered by zahbudar 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
the coldest place in the universe often considered to be in a lab
at a few billions of a K above absolute zero, achieved with something like this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magneto-optical_trap
2007-12-04 20:04:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
From the cosmic microwave radiation it has been inferred that the temperature of empty space (not like examples mentioned above) is 2.3K.
2007-12-04 19:41:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
This is a science forum. We do NOT use degrees F.
Use SI units or be damned.
2007-12-05 01:11:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
A) It's around.
B) It's damn close.
2007-12-04 19:14:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 5⤋
how can we know the answer to that?
2007-12-04 19:14:00 · answer #9 · answered by Count Chocula 5 · 0⤊ 7⤋