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From the coldest to the hottest: every temperature
From the coldest temperature ever made in a lab (38 pK) to the hottest, at the LHC: every temperature on a log scale in kelvins.
Remember this
Every air temperature ever measured on Earth fits between −89.2 °C and 56.7 °C: a tiny slice of the scale. Earth's core (about 6,000 K) is almost as hot as the surface of the Sun (5,772 K), and the coldest temperature made in a lab is 70 billion times colder than space.
Every landmark, from the coldest to the hottest
Temperature in kelvins (0 K = −273.15 °C)
| Rank | Name | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Absolute zero · Unreachable (−273.15 °C) | 0 K | |
| Coldest temperature ever made · 38 trillionths of a degree above −273.15 °C | 38 pK | |
| Boomerang Nebula · About 1 K (−272 °C): colder than space itself | 1 K |
Source: BIPM · NIST · WMO · NASA · USGS · IAU · ALICE (CERN)
