Can you hear a supernova explode?
(1) Sound itself can only be transmitted through a medium and so in space we cannot hear a supernova. However since a supernova is a giant explosion triggered by the final death throes of a massive star, if we could hear it, we would hear an incredibly loud blast.
Is there sound when a star explodes?
You would not hear the Death Star exploding. That is wrong.” There are no sounds in space. Sounds are pressure waves moving through a medium, like air, water or beer. Talking, explosions, and music push air molecules into other molecules.
What’s the loudest thing in the universe?
The sound made by the Krakatoa volcanic eruption in 1883 was so loud it ruptured eardrums of people 40 miles away, travelled around the world four times, and was clearly heard 5,000 kilometers away. This is hailed as the loudest noise ever – and reported in Nautilus .
How loud is a supernova if we could hear it?
A supernova would sound like 10 octillion two-megaton nuclear bombs exploding. When a star explodes, the massive detonation expels stellar material far into space, and that matter could theoretically provide a medium through which sound vibrations might travel.
Would you hear a supernova in space?
They’re so far apart though, the particles don’t immediately collide with each other allowing a sound wave to pass through a grouping of them. So, even if you did watch the Death Star explode, you couldn’t hear it. There’s no sound in space, so you can’t hear what a supernova sounds like.
Can Betelgeuse destroy Earth?
Will the Betelgeuse supernova destroy Earth? No. Whenever Betelgeuse does blow up, our planet Earth is too far away for this explosion to harm, much less destroy, life on Earth. Astrophysicists say we’d have to be within 50 light-years of a supernova for it to harm us.
Would a supernova be loud?
Sound itself can only be transmitted through a medium and so in space we cannot hear a supernova. However since a supernova is a giant explosion triggered by the final death throes of a massive star, if we could hear it, we would hear an incredibly loud blast.