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While the sun is hot, space itself is empty and thus it is not warmed by the sun. Thus if you measure the temperature in space in a place where sunlight does not fall on your thermomiter it will be very very cold.

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Q: Why is the temperature in space -270 degrees but yet there is a sun in your solar system?
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What are the 5 largest objects in the solar system?

(Space in the Solar System) > Sun > Jupiter > Saturn > Uranus.


Which satellite went out of your solar system?

The two Voyager satellites have left the solar system and passed the "heliopause", the boundary layer between the solar system and deep space.


What is the hink pink for a competition in the solar system?

space race


Who Studies outer space the solar system and objects on it?

astronomers


Is space a ''Good'' name for space?

Yes, because in space there's a lot of space and space is everywhere! The solar system is made up of space.

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What is the solar system's temperature?

It varies on different planets, each planet has its individual temperature. The temperature in the solar system varies dramatically, from about 3 Kelvin (-270°C or -454°F) in the outer reaches of interplanetary space to about 15.7 million Kelvin (15.7 million degrees Celsius or 28.3 million degrees Fahrenheit) at the center of the Sun.


How the solar system got its name?

Solar means space and the Solar System is a system (with the moon, sun, planets, stars, etc.) so the Solar System is really a Space System.


Is space a part of the solar system?

Other way around - the Solar System is a part of space.


Which goes first solar system space or galaxy?

That depends on what definition of first you mean. A solar system is in a galaxy and a galaxy is in space. So the solar system is smallest and space is largest.


What is bigger solar system or outer space?

Outer space is much bigger than the solar system.


Which is biggest out of the solar system space or galaxy?

In order from smallest to largest: Solar System, Galaxy, and Space.


Is your solar system in space?

The solar system is in space. More specifically, it is part of the Milky Way galaxy.


What is the atmosphere of the solar system?

There is no atmosphere for the solar system, space has no air


What are the observation for the solar system?

The observation of the solar system is the moon. This is in space.


How is the solar system an example of a system?

- It runs thru space and it has system in the word SOLAR SYSTEM


Coldest temperature in the solar system?

The coldest known temperature of any object in the solar system is -235 C (-391 F). It was recorded on Neptune's largest moon, Triton. The coldest recorded temperature of space itself is -270.45 C. In 2009, dark craters on earth's moon were measured at -240C. http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17810-moon-is-coldest-known-place-in-the-solar-system.html


Is the solar system the hole space?

No.