Misconceptions About Space, Time & The Universe (Narration Only)
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
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The Importance of Sound in Space
In space all is silence, and everyone knows that, and it's mostly right. There are plenty of places in the universe where the interstellar medium is a lot thicker than local space. We actually have heard a black hole that was in a galactic cluster with so much gas that it vibrated,. It is decidedly eerie. The idea that a black hole is going to sneak up on your ship as it travels, even for some reason you had no map to warn you, is just wrong. You would detect potentially lethal radiation long before it got dangerous to you.
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