Coldest place in the universe discovered. Boomerang Nebula ~1.1°C above absolute zero.

[CabooseRvB]

[quote]This literally chilling discovery isn’t what’s new here; that occurred back in 1995, when astronomers were trying to figure out how the cloud got its peculiar shape (it actually looks more like a bow tie than a boomerang). They did this by training a submillimeter-wave telescope on the object, which looks for the faint wisps of radiation emitted by matter at super-low temperatures, and found that the Boomerang was even colder than the cosmic microwave background radiation left over from the Big Bang—up until then, the coldest thing known to science.

What the astronomers found is that the nebula’s bow tie shape is an illusion: the actual cloud surrounding the dying star is roughly spherical. ALMA managed to figure that out by looking for the radiation emitted by vibrating molecules of carbon monoxide that are spread throughout the dust and gas that make up the nebula. The flaps of the tie are created by starlight reflecting off dust grains, but a relatively thick band of dust close in blocks that light from illuminating those grains in all directions.[/quote]

[url=http://science.time.com/2013/10/26/button-up-heres-the-coldest-place-in-the-universe/]TIME[/url]

[img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Boomerang_nebula.jpg/600px-Boomerang_nebula.jpg[/img_thumb]

Still not colder than my ex's heart.

[Firefox42]

cool

[Rangergxi]

[QUOTE]the coldest temperature possible according to the laws of physics.
[/QUOTE]

Thats really hard to imagine.

[Pat4ever]

Nevermind, misread article.

[Boaraes]

this gives me the chills

[matt000024]

[QUOTE=Rangergxi;42658552]Thats really hard to imagine.[/QUOTE]

That quote was describing absolute zero, not the nebula. The nebula is about 1.1K. It is possible to have temperatures below 1.1K.

[Justjake274]

n[I]i[/I]ce

[EmperorScorpious]

Iceland better step it up, else they'll lose their name.

[El Dilbert]

1.1 Celsius is pretty high above absolute Keven 0.0

[Whiterfire]

dilbert how 2 read???

It's 1.1 Kelvin.

[Chernobyl426]

[QUOTE=RenegadeCop;42658817]Since that means molecules are slower (almost stopped), I wonder if time goes slower there[/QUOTE]
Time itself, no. But it would appear like it.

[Pat4ever]

[QUOTE=RenegadeCop;42658817]Since that means molecules are slower (almost stopped), I wonder if time goes slower there[/QUOTE]
Depends on your definition of time. Light is most definitely slowed so relative to us time there would be slower.

[Zambies!]

Would helium be superfluid there? That would be trippy as nuts

[viperfan7]

[QUOTE=RenegadeCop;42658857]Well isn't time as a whole relative to how we perceive it? So I suppose all the molecules moving slow would practically be time moving slow, especially if light is slowed as well.[/QUOTE]

Careful, getting dangerously close to philosophy here.

[DireWolf]

[QUOTE=El Dilbert;42658765]1.1 Celsius is pretty high above absolute [b]Keven[/b] 0.0[/QUOTE]

[img_thumb]http://roneradionowindy.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/kevin_bacon.jpg[/img_thumb]

absolute kevin

[SIRIUS]

[quote]to figure out how my butt got its peculiar shape[/quote]
had to

[Grenadiac]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRH-Ywpz1_I[/media]

Sorry

[Asiansniper911]

[QUOTE=Whiterfire;42658806]dilbert how 2 read???

It's 1.1 Kelvin.[/QUOTE]

Title says 1.1 degrees celsius above kelvin.

[JumpinJackFlash]

If we ever go there, we'll need astronauts that can layer spacesuits so they won't get too cold.

Of course, this means that Minnesota must start a space program specifically for this task.

[Rangergxi]

[QUOTE=JumpinJackFlash;42659631]If we ever go there, we'll need astronauts that can layer spacesuits so they won't get too cold.
[/QUOTE]

Is that even possible?

[Mingebox]

[QUOTE=JumpinJackFlash;42659631]If we ever go there, we'll need astronauts that can layer spacesuits so they won't get too cold.

Of course, this means that Minnesota must start a space program specifically for this task.[/QUOTE]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CAXbOEE1zA[/media]

[JumpinJackFlash]

[QUOTE=Mingebox;42659875]<video of the truest stereotype ever>[/QUOTE]Oh, yah hey, ya'know.

[isak]

Incredible to think that there are places in the universe where atoms are literally frozen in place.

[Yellowamoeba]

Sorry, nature, but we beat you years ago.

[URL="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/09/030912073458.htm"]http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/09/030912073458.htm[/URL]

[dingusnin]

[QUOTE=Whiterfire;42658806]dilbert how 2 read???

It's 1.1 Kelvin.[/QUOTE]

Celsius and Kelvin have the same scale, just Celsius is 273 above the kelvin scale.
So, 25 degrees Celsius would be 298 Kelvin.

So he is still correct by saying 1.1 degrees Celsius above 0 Kelvin.

[breakyourface]

Trying to imagine how molecules act in absolute zero is actually something I've pondered for quite a while.

[Alec W]

[QUOTE=breakyourfac;42660844]Trying to imagine how molecules act in absolute zero is actually something I've pondered for quite a while.[/QUOTE]

From my general understanding, lil' baby vibrations on a molecular scale.

Thermal energy is gone, but actual energy remains.

[Zezibesh]

[QUOTE=breakyourfac;42660844]Trying to imagine how molecules act in absolute zero is actually something I've pondered for quite a while.[/QUOTE]

They just wouldn't vibrate?

[Awesomecaek]

[QUOTE=Rangergxi;42658552]Thats really hard to imagine.[/QUOTE]

Not really.

Something having a temperature means that it basically constantly wiggles on elementary particle level. If it had no energy, it wouldn't wiggle, the particles would be perfectly still. It can't be any colder.

[Awesomecaek]

[QUOTE=Fourm Shark;42661152]All these particles are are oscillation.[/QUOTE]

I am pretty sure the particles aren't aren't oscillation