system
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human
If there was an explosion in space, would there be a shockwave?
gpt
Simply put yes. But for non-obvious reasons, there would be no traditional shockwave as thought of in Earth's atmosphere i.e. a concussive force that creates a pressure wave through the air, but there would be a shockwave in the material that is being exploded. The particles in the material would create a slightly higher positive pressure wave in the vacuum, then quickly disappate.