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Listen: 9 incredible sounds from space

You won’t believe your ears!

by Jennifer Walter
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If you were floating through the vastness of space right now, you wouldn’t be able to hear anything.

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That’s because the sounds we hear on Earth are simply the product of vibrating air molecules.

Since space has no air, there’s no noise.

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