2006-10-29 12:11:51 · 5 answers · asked by Andrew J 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
This was answered in the latest issue of New Scientist. It is not a very practical question since the mass of gas needed to stretch between the earth and Sun would make the Earth more massive than the Sun, so we would contract into a thermonuclear ball and would be a star ourselves.
That aside, we would be unable to see the Sun at all through such an atmosphere. Notice how much dimmer it is through the slightly thicker atmosphere it passes through at sunset?; now multiply that dimming several million times.
Just as the light would be attenuated and disappear, so would the sound.
But the changes in the laws of physics necessary to have an atmosphere reaching to the Sun would mean that any predictions made on the basis of our Universe's physics are meaningless anyway.
2006-10-30 03:23:28 · answer #1 · answered by Paul FB 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The noise from the sun would be blocked out by the noise of trees falling in the forest with no one around to hear it.
2006-10-29 20:14:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi. Yes. Earth passing through the Sun's outer atmosphere would be a much louder sound than a hurricane because the speed would be so much faster.
2006-10-29 20:35:34 · answer #3 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No because if there was an atmosphere between he sun and earth you would be dead and therefore you would be unable to hear anything
2006-10-29 20:14:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, the sound would fade out befor it could get here, just a humming noise would be heard.
2006-10-29 20:14:36 · answer #5 · answered by Kickback 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋