If a spaceship explodes in space, would you able to hear it standing outside the spaceshuttle?

Answer 1

No. Sound is simply a vibration of the molecules in matter ex. air molecules. Our ear simply picks up this vibrations and what you "hear" is sound. Since space is a near vacuum (there's nothing in it), sound from the spaceship will not propangate through space, so you can't hear it.

You can probably hear it from the radio in your spacesuit which receives the sounds from the spaceship but the radio on the spaceship will probably be destroyed in the explosion ;-)

Answer 2

The simple answer would be " Of course not". And if you were standing outside the Space Shuttle without a space suit, the reason would be because you are dead.

On the other hand, if you WERE inn a space suit, it would be reasonable to assume the suit would include a radio. And if the radio was tuned to a radio transmitting from the ship that was blowing up, you probably would get to hear something in the short period before the transmitter was destroyed.

However, given the dynamics of high speed debris moving in space following an explosion that we can assume is somewhere nearby, that might still be the last thing you hear.

Answer 3

I'm not an expert. I have followed the space program since I was a little tiny kid. The Apollo missions kept our attention riveted back in the days when there wasn't such an overwhelming number of t.v. channels and satellite radio and IPods and stuff. But to your question, it seems you wouldn't hear it because there is no air for sound to travel through in space. I think you might feel some kind of shock-wave. I hope a real Physicist answers this question. I'll keep an eye out on it. Thanks for a great question.

Answer 4

If you were touching the shuttle, you might hear it due to the vibration of the shuttle. But sound does not carry through empty space. So unless the explosion caused the shuttle to vibrate or "ding" like a bell from the impact of debris, there would be no sound.

Answer 5

If you have your helmet off then you would probably not notice as much as when your helmet was on. Spaceships would implode and all you would here is like a great sucking sound as it sucks itself into
a black hole. This is what black holes are all about. You really can't see them because they are very dark, just like space is when you get far from the sunlight and moonlight.

Answer 6

convinced. interior the summer season, round 9 or 10 each and every evening, there are fireworks you may honestly see particularly from my homestead in case you stand on the roof. The Seaworld the position I stay shoots them. extremely astounding honestly.

Answer 7

As long as there's a Pope there's a way!

Answer 8

yes and no. yes, if you were close enough to the explosion, but it would kill you a millisecond later. no, if you are farther away.

Answer 9

I think I read you can't.

Answer 10

No