I read a blurb for the Arizona Meteor center that states that they have a video of meteors in space with sound EFFECTS. It got me to wondering whether or not sound waves can actually travel in the rarified gases of outer space. Similar question: If you connect a microphone to the exterior of a spacecraft - will you get a signal?
2006-06-20 11:45:29 · 9 answers · asked by Mark E 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
In outer space there are some gasses but not enough in any one place to provide a medium for a sound wave to propagate through. Asteroids and meteors are silent until they enter an atmosphere.
2006-06-20 11:50:29 · answer #1 · answered by eggman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and no. Becauce space is a virtual vacuum, there is no sound transmission, but since I had to use the word 'virtually' it means there is some atmosphere, i.e., rarified, so there is in theory some sound transmission.
Would we be able to detect it from earth? Not a chance, at least not with our present technology.
On the ouside of a spacecraft, possibly. The transmission would be attenuated by the lack of vibrating molecules. I would bet that sound can be felt through the walls of the spacecraft, and probably heard inside.
2006-06-20 18:50:04 · answer #2 · answered by Favoured 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
rarified gases? there are no gases to speak of it's almost a perfect vacuum... and souind travels by exciting the next molocule along from it so no sound does not travel through space and they put sound effects on things like that because silence would make it very boring for trolls with no brains to listen to they would say things like "Why can't I hear anything"
2006-06-20 18:50:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds cannot travel through space. Sounds waves are vibravations, and there is no air in space. Thus, there is no sound in space.
There are gases in space that can help make sound travel, but they are alot less dense then the ones on Earth.
2006-06-20 18:51:31 · answer #4 · answered by simboehme123 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No because space is a vacuum and sound needs a medium to traval through. And you would recieve a transmision with a microphone because the transmisions would be transferred with EM waves not sound waves
2006-06-20 19:11:29 · answer #5 · answered by tbkgm79 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A meteor will not make any sound because space is a vacum and soun is unable to travel in a vacum
2006-06-20 18:48:45 · answer #6 · answered by chris e 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does a tree that falls in a forest with noone or thing around to hear it make a sound?
2006-06-20 18:49:49 · answer #7 · answered by waiter 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Simple reason: There is no matter like air to transport the sound. So it's not possible to hear anything.
2006-06-20 18:49:40 · answer #8 · answered by swissnick 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-06-20 18:48:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋