Why would you not hear something explode in outer space?
No, you cannot hear any sounds in near-empty regions of space. Sound travels through the vibration of atoms and molecules in a medium (such as air or water). In space, where there is no air, sound has no way to travel.
Why do space battles have sound?
All of these sounds will be transmitted as vibrations through the hull of your ship into the internal compartments where they will move through the atmosphere and you’ll be able to hear them as sounds.
Could you hear an explosion in space?
To travel to us from outer space, the wave must be able to travel through regions of space which are essentially vacuum (nothing there). Sound cannot do this, as it requires a medium to propagate in, so we would not be able to hear the explosion.
What would an explosion in space really look like?
An explosion in space would realistically look like a brief spherical burst of light moving outwards, as well as a discharge of energy and material from the exploding object (energy and light can both travel in a vacuum). It would take a moment for the pressure to rebalance from space and for the fuel to be burned up.
Did the Death Star make noise when it exploded?
You would not hear the Death Star exploding. That is wrong.” There are no sounds in space. Sounds are pressure waves moving through a medium, like air, water or beer.
What would space warfare actually be like?
Space warfare in real life would revolve around protecting and destroying two things, satellites for communication and attacking ground targets, and transports for ferrying ground forces and supplies between planets.
Can you hear explosions in space?
I heard JMS once say that an astrophysicist told him that you CAN hear explosions in space – just not the way they sound in movies. Specifically, if you have an explosion, part of the makeup of that explosion is something that will carry the sound waves (like oxygen).
Why is there no sound in space?
However, since there is no air in space and due to the vast empty areas between the Sun, planets and other stars, there are no molecules that can carry sounds across. Even though the Sun produces loud explosions, the absence of molecules prevents their sound from reaching Earth or astronauts aboard the ISS.
Can the sound of the sun’s explosions travel across space?
In other words, the sound of the explosions produced by the Sun can’t travel across space. On Earth, sound travels by causing the molecules in the air to vibrate. However, since there is no air in space and due to the vast empty areas between the Sun, planets and other stars, there are no molecules that can carry sounds across.
Can sound travel through the vacuum of space?
Of course, if someone were in space without any protection against the vacuum, hearing any sound waves would be the least of their problems. Light waves (that aren’t radio waves) are different. They do not require the existence of a medium in order to propagate. So light can travel through the vacuum of space unimpeded.