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jasonpeacockyesterday at 10:12 PM3 repliesview on HN

> No cooling necessary.

This is false, it's hard to cool things in space. Space (vacuum) is a very good insulator.

3 are ways to cool things (lose energy):

  - Conduction
  - Convection
  - Radiation
In space, only radiation works, and it's the least efficient of those 3 options.

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sheepscreekyesterday at 10:19 PM

Superconductors.

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roman_soldieryesterday at 10:17 PM

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