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If sound waves could travel through space, we would not hear a constant rumble from the Sun. This is because sound waves require a medium to travel, such as air, water, or solid objects. In the vacuum of space, where there is no medium for sound to propagate, sound waves cannot travel.

In the case of the Sun, it emits a tremendous amount of energy in various forms, including electromagnetic radiation, such as light and heat. However, sound waves cannot propagate through the vacuum of space to reach us on Earth.

Sound is a mechanical wave that travels by displacing particles in a medium, causing them to vibrate and transmit the sound energy. In the absence of a medium, such as in space, there is no material for sound waves to interact with and propagate through. Therefore, we would not hear any sound from the Sun if sound waves could travel through space.

Instead, we primarily observe and study the Sun using other forms of energy, such as visible light, radio waves, X-rays, and other forms of electromagnetic radiation that can propagate through the vacuum of space.

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