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Sleep Science · September 5 · 1 hr 53 min

The Terrifying Truth About How Cold Space Really Is

Close your eyes and let the terrifying truth about how cold space really is settle into your mind. A quiet journey into the freezing reality of the cosmos. In the vacuum of space, there is no air to carry heat away, so you wouldn't freeze instantly. But without protection, the water in your body would begin to boil, and you would suffocate within minutes. The coldest known place in the universe is the Boomerang Nebula, at just one degree above absolute zero—-272°C. The cosmic background temperature is only 2.7 degrees above absolute zero, a cold so absolute it defies imagination. Let the quiet terror of this cosmic cold carry you into a deep and restful sleep

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Close your eyes and let the terrifying truth about how cold space really is settle into your mind. A quiet journey into the freezing reality of the cosmos. In the vacuum of space, there is no air to carry heat away, so you wouldn't freeze instantly. But without protection, the water in your body would begin to boil, and you would suffocate within minutes. The coldest known place in the universe is the Boomerang Nebula, at just one degree above absolute zero—-272°C. The cosmic background temperature is only 2.7 degrees above absolute zero, a cold so absolute it defies imagination. Let the quiet terror of this cosmic cold carry you into a deep and restful sleep

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