Why Can’t You Hear Sound in Space?

Sound needs air to travel. On Earth, we hear things because the air carries the sound from one place to another. But in space, there’s no air, it’s empty like a balloon that has all the air let out. So when astronauts talk on the moon or in the spaceship, they can’t hear each other unless they use radios.

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  1. A balloon filled with air can carry sound; when you pop it in a vacuum, no one hears the pop.
  2. When astronauts walk on the moon, they can’t hear each other unless they use radios.
  3. You can't hear your friend’s voice if you're both floating in space without any air.

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