Would explosions work in space?

Would explosions work in space?

In space no one can hear you explode… Many astronomical objects such as novae, supernovae and black hole mergers are known to catastrophically ‘explode’. But as long as the explosion doesn’t require oxygen, then it will work in much the same way in space as on Earth. …

Would a grenade explode in space?

Yes, it would explode. Most hand grenades are nowadays triggered chemically, electrically or contain a fuze enclosed within the assembly, so they don’t require atmospheric oxygen to ignite, are watertight and otherwise more reliably go off at a preset time since activation.

Why can’t we hear an explosion in space?

Sound waves cannot travel through the vacuum of space, so you could only hear an explosion in space if it occurred within the same pressurized ship as you were inhabiting, so you really would not want to hear an explosion in space. Why can’t astronauts hear in space?

Why can’t explosions on other planets be heard on Earth?

Sounds needs medium to travel and space is a vacuum. So, the sound of any explosion on any thing outside the earth’s atmosphere cannot be heard on earth because there is no medium for the sound to travel. Originally Answered: Why can’t explosions on other planets be heard on earth?

Why can you not hear sound in space?

So if a sound wave was traveling through a big gas cloud in space and we were out there listening, only a few atoms per second would impact our eardrum, and we wouldn’t be able to hear the sound because our ears aren’t sensitive enough.

Can you hear a supernova explosion in space?

But the basic idea is that you would have to be extremely close to get densities high enough to hear anything. So we won’t ever hear a supernova explosion on Earth, for example. It’s a little sad, but space really is silent. Page last updated on June 22, 2015.