Can I hear a boombox on the moon?

Question

Since sound waves travel through the air, and there's no air on the moon, how can I hear any sound even if I'm right next to a noise maker...

Answer 1

Astronauts hear each other because they have radio speakers that play into their ear inside their helmets, which are filled with air. You can actually hear a boombox if you had a spacesuit on by turning it up really loud and pressing your helmet directly onto the speaker. The vibrations caused by the speakers will translate onto your helmet and you would hear the boombox, however faintly.

Answer 2

Well, theoretically if you turned it up loud enough the electronic radiation could be picked up by your electronics on the moon and be turned back into sound waves. But this is unlikely since radio is designed to filter out undesired noise ;-)
If the boombox is itself on the moon you could touch it to your helmet and use your spacesuit as a speaker creating sound only within the suit. Note that without proper loading of the speaker (mass of air against the speaker cone) the music produced in the suit will be distorted.

Answer 3

"Also, since sound waves travel through air, the moon is silent;
there can be no sound transmission on the moon."

So it doesn't matter whether you are next to a noise transmitter or not if there is no air present for the sound to be transmitted into.

I think that astronauts can hear each other because their helmets are filled with air.

Answer 4

If you were "right next" to the boombox, with it pressed up against your helmet or in your hands in some way, then the music would vibrate the boombox which in turn would vibrate your helmet or suit, and in theory you'd then be able to hear it.

Answer 5

While being on the moon you can feel your boombox vibration when it contacts your body.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

no you couldn't hear anything on the Moon because there is no atmosphere.

Answer 8

Why does it matter? You can listen to it on Earth...