Monday, July 26, 2010

At only 1 DEGREE above absolute zero, the Boomerang Nebula is the coldest place in the known universe.


Absolute Zero is a theoretical temperature that cannot possibly be reached in our universe. It's the equivalent of −273.15°C or −459.67°F.

The Boomerang Nebula is a cloud of dust and gas expanding from an old star that is collapsing in on itself. Scientists approximate its extremely low temperature based on the fact that it is losing mass at 100 times the rate of other expanding nebulae.

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