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  Posted by Amelia Andaloy on September 6, 2024 at 5:15 pm

  Can you hear thunder in space?

  Chantel Philip replied 1 month ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  Chantel Philip

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  September 9, 2024 at 5:12 pm

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  No, you cannot hear thunder in space. Sound requires a medium, such as air, to travel through. In the vacuum of space, where there is no air or any other medium for sound waves to propagate, sound cannot be heard.

  Thunder is the sound produced by the rapid expansion and contraction of air surrounding a lightning strike. When lightning occurs, it superheats the air, causing it to rapidly expand and create a shock wave. This shock wave is what we hear as thunder.

  Since space is a near-perfect vacuum with extremely low density, there is no medium for sound waves to travel through. Therefore, even if lightning were to occur in space (which is rare but can happen in the vicinity of planets or moons with atmospheres), the resulting thunder would not be audible to human ears or any other form of life that relies on sound for communication or perception.

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