[ad_1] Deserts cover one third of the world’s land, with El Azizia in Libya recording 150°C and Death Valley in the US reaching 134°C. Mali and Tunisia are among the hottest inhabited areas, with temperatures reaching 130°C. Surviving extreme heat is difficult, with dehydration and heatstroke causing death within hours. The 2003 European heat wave […]
[ad_1] The Sun’s corona is 300 times hotter than its surface due to nanoflares, which generate temperatures up to 18 million degrees Fahrenheit. The Sun is a near-perfect sphere of hot plasma and is expected to remain stable for another five billion years. You might think there’s nothing hotter than the surface of the Sun, […]
[ad_1] Astronomers at Ohio State University have discovered KELT-9b, a planet three times the size of Jupiter and the hottest exoplanet ever identified. Its proximity to its star means temperatures reach over 7,800°F, causing life-sustaining molecules to be unable to exist. The planet also receives violent radiation, which could cause it to evaporate completely. Ohio […]
