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Sakha
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Hello. People always say that the space is 'cold', and I've always heared that on a satellite, the side facing the sun is really hot, while the dark side is very cold. What I don't understand is how can the dark side be cold if the heat it had couldn't escape in any way except radiation, which, to my understanding, is very small.
Image this scenario: I'm orbiting Earth in my new spacecraft , I grab a small oxygen tank that connects to my mask, and jump outside the craft without any special suitn just my breathing mask. Let's ignore all pressure effects and anything else not related to temperature and heat transfer. Will I feel a terrible cold outside? My first thought is that I won't feel cold at all, because as outside is vacuum, the heat from my body can't go anywhere (except the small amount that irradiates).
Thanks
Image this scenario: I'm orbiting Earth in my new spacecraft , I grab a small oxygen tank that connects to my mask, and jump outside the craft without any special suitn just my breathing mask. Let's ignore all pressure effects and anything else not related to temperature and heat transfer. Will I feel a terrible cold outside? My first thought is that I won't feel cold at all, because as outside is vacuum, the heat from my body can't go anywhere (except the small amount that irradiates).
Thanks