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Sound cannot travel in the vacuum of space because there are no molecules to vibrate.

Why it is true

Sound is a mechanical wave that requires a material medium, such as air, water, or metal, to propagate. In the vacuum of space, the absence of particles means there is nothing that can vibrate and transmit the sound wave from one point to another.

Source: NASA

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