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by SJC_Hacker 136 days ago
> Cooling, on the other hand? No way in hell.

Space is actually really cold when the sun is blocked

So, solar panels on side, GPUs on the other, maybe with a big ass radiator ...

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Space is empty, not cold.
> Space is empty, not cold.

The "dark" side of the JWST has temperature of about 40 K (-233 C)

How does a radiator work in a vacuum?