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No. Convection requires a carrier to convey the heat. Vacuum says there is nothing to do the conveying. Radiation does not need a convector, so heat can travel by radiation through a vacuum, like the radiation from the sun.

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Does Heat require a medium?

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Heat transfer by radiation is the only method of heat transfer that can travel through a vacuum. What is a vacuum?

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