Science News for Kids » temperature http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org Publication of the Society for Science & the Public Sat, 15 Jun 2013 13:07:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 New, older age for the universe http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/new-older-age-for-the-universe/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/new-older-age-for-the-universe/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:44:56 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=16305 This map shows the energy left over from shortly after the Big Bang, as mapped by the Planck space telescope. The average background temperature is about 2.7 degrees above the coldest possible temperature (known as absolute zero). Red spots are slightly warmer, while blue spots are slightly cooler. Astronomers hope this map can help them learn more about the history of the universe.

Telescope peers back to see the first light after the Big Bang]]> This map shows the energy left over from shortly after the Big Bang, as mapped by the Planck space telescope. The average background temperature is about 2.7 degrees above the coldest possible temperature (known as absolute zero). Red spots are slightly warmer, while blue spots are slightly cooler. Astronomers hope this map can help them learn more about the history of the universe.

Telescope peers back to see the first light after the Big Bang]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/new-older-age-for-the-universe/feed/ 0 A record Arctic melt http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/09/httpwww-sciencenewsforkids-org201209a-record-arctic-melt/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/09/httpwww-sciencenewsforkids-org201209a-record-arctic-melt/#comments Mon, 10 Sep 2012 21:14:09 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=14055 Arctic sea ice forms in the ocean, unlike glaciers and icebergs that form from land-based freshwater. Credit: Andy Mahoney, National Snow and Ice Data Center

Satellites show summer 2012 sea ice covering the Arctic Ocean shrunk to a record low ]]> Arctic sea ice forms in the ocean, unlike glaciers and icebergs that form from land-based freshwater. Credit: Andy Mahoney, National Snow and Ice Data Center

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