Is space silent
Today we are going to be debating about whether space is silent...
Markus: Space is definitely silent as exploding stars do not give sound but mere vibratiions
Jo: I strongly disagree with you markus, your teacher might have talked about the movie Alien and how no one is space can hear you scream but this is purely science fiction. Sound is actualy vibrations, so in fact the vibrations in space would give of sound; to what degree, we Do not know?
Markus: But sometimes movies can be non-fiction but for the most part it is fiction and about something made up.
Jo: Very high pitched crackles come from space as magnetically opposed particles rub together and create energy. The sun, as it spews out gases at random intervals makes very weird sounds that the human ear cannot detect. You can find modern interpretations of the sound the Sun makes online.
Markus: If the human ear cannot detect these sounds you talk about, how can we know they actually happened.
Jo: Have you heard of modern technologies which can detect sounds which our ears cannot detect.
Markus: Oh...
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Comments (41)
09 Dec 2019
Thank you for this starter - it's an interesting question: is there sound in space? Can anyone provide some further answers and clear this up?
I've found out that there are no sounds in space as there is no air for vibrations to be interpreted as sound.
That is true, there is no air molecules in space so no vibrations meaning no sound, but space tech can send audio (if it is installed in your space suit it can transmit sound so air can travel) then if the conditions are right it is 100% possible. The tech might have to be a radio transmitter be cause normal talking will not work, however radio waves can travel in space I think I'm not 100% on it, does anyone know?
09 Dec 2019
I think that there is lots of sounds in space. I think this because every second when we might be at school or sleeping there are billions (or more )of objects floating around in space. Some of them are minute and some are colossal and I think that they make noise as they move. I imagine it making a bit of a whoorp sound. For example once I was watching a movie on space and it showed the planets moving around and making noise. So this makes me imagine it making noise.
09 Dec 2019
I think that there are lots of sounds in space but people may never hear them because that would mean them taking of the space helmet and suit which is fatal in space.
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10 Dec 2019
Some Spacecraft have instruments capable of capturing radio emissions, and when scientists converted them into sound waves, they sound like this:https://www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/features/halloween_sounds.html
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10 Dec 2019
Is space silent?
Yes, because nobody can hear you in space!
The reason why is because sound can only travel around with air, and there is no air in space!
exactly!
10 Dec 2019
i don't think that there is sound in space that we would ever be able to hear because by the time that sound gets to earth it would be so quiet that nobody will be able to hear it even with new technology because it would be such a low frequency
10 Dec 2019
This is an amazing post because it stresses to you what other people think and both the sides of the argument. It helps understand other people’s views. However I specifically think that there is no sound in space because there is no air which means the vibration that comes from something when it makes a noise won’t be able to travel.If it can’t travel we can’t hear it.
I agree!
absolutely!
11 Dec 2019
yes sound do not move in space why?
Sound does not work In space because there is no air In space so air can not travel but there could be a different type of sound on a different sound scale that we aren't evolved to hear yet
Absolutely !
11 Dec 2019
Am being open minded. When i read everyone's post I thought that there must be sound up in space because when an asteroid is going at like 1000 miles per hour then that will make a noise. But if it is going fast enough we might not here it even though it is still makes noise.
yeah!
11 Dec 2019
I thought about his and realized that although we have remarkable hearing if space is everywhere and people think its silent then what about the crackling from the fire crackling of the sun stars burning gas around the atmosphere orbits beeping in the distance. I think it is still loud its just our ears are a bit less powerful as we think they are.
Space is actually silent!
I agree!
13 Dec 2019
I think it's loud in space because the asteroids make noise and they come from space
I strongly disagree because sounds are vibrations and there is no air In space however the void of space might have a different way of making sound that the human ear can not hear, but robots can and make it so that we can hear it too.
I like that thinking!
Could you back up your opinion?
I do not know what you mean!
Sorry I disagree because there is no air for the sounds to travel
13 Dec 2019
Space can be silent sometimes but it be
Space is silent because it's a sound of a vacuum and also vibrates so you can't hear it
13 Dec 2019
Sorry about the other comment I accidentally pressed submit for approval
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13 Dec 2019
I agree that space is silent as you proved that the exploding stars do not actually give of a sound and we have used spiecial technology and that proved no sound is in space as you showed with facts.
However stars can give other types of sound we can not hear
true!
13 Dec 2019
I am not sure because there could be asteroids in the distance (or the sound of aliens mumbling) but then again sometimes there might be no asteroids (or aliens) and it could be quiet
I disagree because the asteroid will make collisions and potentially make sound on a different hearing scale be cause the air in space is not existing however there is air in space so the can be sound but to high or to low to hear also the must be aliens In space because micro bacteria from a different planet is considered a alien
Evidence?
Think about the evidence we currently have, genuine recipe!
Could anyone add on anything to this?
07 Jan 2020
There is sound in space because stars have different sounds in common
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