niktemadur@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoIn the deep, far future, at the time of the "heat death" of the universe, if I turn on a radio will I get the sound of static or of total silence?message-squaremessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up182
arrow-up182message-squareIn the deep, far future, at the time of the "heat death" of the universe, if I turn on a radio will I get the sound of static or of total silence?niktemadur@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squareAmalgamatedIllusions@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 months agoNot all radio noise is from the CMB. There’s also thermal noise, though this would be minimized too if our hypothetical radio at the end of time is near absolute zero.
Not all radio noise is from the CMB. There’s also thermal noise, though this would be minimized too if our hypothetical radio at the end of time is near absolute zero.