How cold is space? Physics behind the temperature of the universe - Space.com

How cold is space, does it ever drop to absolute zero and what happens if you fall into it without a spacesuit?

Though sci-fi movies would have us believe that space is incredibly cold — even freezing — space itself isn’t exactly cold. In fact, it doesn’t actually have a temperature at all.  Temperature is a … [+5823 chars]

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