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Actually, it's not. There are materials that are both generally highly reflective and also have blackbody emissions with strong peaks in frequencies that the at
by thfuran 4y ago
Actually, it's not. There are materials that are both generally highly reflective and also have blackbody emissions with strong peaks in frequencies that the atmosphere is transparent to. Such materials can radiate enough energy into space to passively self-cool below nearby ambient temperature, even during the day.