NEW DELHI: Scientists at an Italian institute have set a world record of the lowest temperature ever achieved in the universe. They cooled a copper vessel with a volume of one cubic meter to -273.144 degrees celsius. This is stunningly close to 'absolute zero', which is equal to -273.15 degrees celsius.Oct 22, 2014 read more
The Coldest Place in the Universe Physicists in Massachusetts come to grips with the lowest possible temperature: absolute zero Bright idea: Wolfgang Ketterle (in his M.I.T lab) hopes to discover new forms of matter by studying ultracold atoms. read more
The Coldest Spot in the Known Universe Jan. 30, 2014: Everyone knows that space is cold. In the vast gulf between stars and galaxies, the temperature of gaseous matter routinely drops to 3 degrees K, or 454 degrees below zero Fahrenheit. read more
While the Earth's surface temperature doesn't vary much, our universe contains a huge range of temperatures, from absolute zero to "absolute hot." Quite the Range Earth may seem like a place with a lot of diversity, and in many ways, it is. read more