Can you get explosions 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.
Can fires happen in space?
Fires can’t start in space itself because there is no oxygen – or indeed anything else – in a vacuum. Yet inside the confines of spacecraft, and freed from gravity, flames behave in strange and beautiful ways. They burn at cooler temperatures, in unfamiliar shapes and are powered by unusual chemistry.
How big are explosions in space?
The biggest cosmic explosion on record has been detected – an event so powerful that it punched a dent the size of 15 Milky Ways in the surrounding space. The eruption is thought to have originated at a supermassive black hole in the Ophiuchus galaxy cluster, which is about 390m light years from Earth.
When was the first man-made object in space?
The history of our exploration of space goes back to October 4th 1957, when the USSR launched the first ever human-made object into space. Astronaut Installs Panoramic Space Window Floating just below the International Space Station, astronaut Nicholas Patrick put some finishing touches on the newly installed cupola space windows last week.
Is it possible to hear an 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.
What would happen if a ship exploded?
As you point out, it depends on distance. If the your ship was directly next to the exploding ship, you would be more likely to hear something, but it would also be bad news for your ship and crew! It’s pretty much the same for a supernova. The gases from a supernova explosion expand rapidly, and the density will drop off fast.
What is the name of the spacecraft that sent humans into space?
Vostok: the Russian space craft that put the first person into space. Soyuz: the longest serving spacecraft in the world. Mercury: this was the first American program to put humans into space. Gemini: the second US human spaceflight program.