– Space is a vacuum with zero atmosphere, so heat does not transfer well. Could we get really close to the sun because of that?

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– Space is a vacuum with zero atmosphere, so heat does not transfer well. Could we get really close to the sun because of that?

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Answer 1

While there may not be conduction or convection in space, there is still radiation. And without the atmosphere filtering out a good portion of that, anything with an unobstructed view of the sun gets incredibly hot. Anything out there has to have some sort of heat shield for when facing the sun.