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Because there are no atoms to collide with to transfer the heat energy from the sun, thus, there is no conduction. This is also the same reason that there are no convection currents in space; There are no atoms to collide with to transfer heat. Thus, the only possible way to transfer heat is by radiation.

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Could heat travel by conduction convection and radiation?

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