Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by jay_kyburz 638 days ago
I wonder how that cost would compare to putting your solar and data center in space? (with non stop solar pointed at the sun)

I wonder if cooling is easier or harder in space?

4 comments

> I wonder if cooling is easier or harder in space?

It's harder. You can stop wondering.

It gets easier if you run things hotter, up to the point that there isn't much of a difference at a few hundred °C (and keeps making no difference when hotter).

Harder. Vacuum is an excellent thermal insulator.
Can’t dissipate heat effectively in space
The Thermos is properly known as a "vacuum flask" (or Dewar flask).