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Yes. Otherwise Astronauts would NOT be able to hear Mission Control on Earth (earphones / headphones rely on magnets to create sound waves).

And yes, magnets work in a vacuum. Light is an Electromagnetic Wave and it travels through space.

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Yes, a magnet would work on the moon because the moon does have magnetic field. However, the moon's magnetic field is much weaker than Earth's.

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