• Question: what would happen if you go on the coldest planet in space?

    Asked by anon-186547 to Verity, Trystan, Raquel, Danny on 13 Nov 2018.
    • Photo: Verity Hill

      Verity Hill answered on 13 Nov 2018:

      You would probably freeze to death very fast! Our human bodies are only adapted to deal with the range of temperatures on earth, and even then not the whole range – we’re not very good in the Antarctic! The liquid in your cells would freeze, and the crystals they make rupture the cells and kill them.
      Animals that live in very cold places on earth (like the bottom of the sea) have a natural antifreeze that keeps their cells from freezing, but we don’t have that.

    • Photo: Danny Ward

      Danny Ward answered on 13 Nov 2018:

      We’d freeze and die very quickly, the coldest planet isn’t just cold….its REALLY cold!
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      The coldest identified planet in the universe so far is one called OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb (not quite as catchy as venus or pluto, eh?). Its -223°C. Room temperature on earth is about 25°C so it very cold in comparison ❄️

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