The Sun is astonishingly loud, with its surface producing a roar estimated at 100 decibels—similar to the intensity of a rock concert. However, we never hear it because space is a vacuum, and sound requires a medium, such as air, water, or solid matter, to travel.
Sound propagates through the vibration of particles, creating longitudinal waves of compressions and rarefactions. On Earth, air molecules vibrate to transmit sound to our ears. But in the near-empty vacuum of space, there are no particles to carry these vibrations.
As a result, the Sun’s deafening roar, driven by the constant turbulence and activity on its surface, remains silent to us.
This silence is a blessing, as it spares Earth from being overwhelmed by incessant noise, allowing for a far more peaceful existence.
