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Listen to James Webb Space Telescope’s first images translated into sound

Listen to James Webb Space Telescope’s first images translated into sound

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A team of scientists, musicians and a member of the visually impaired community have collaborated to adapt data from the James Webb Space Telescope and translate its first images into sound. The new soundtracks will allow users to “hear” the cosmic cliffs of the Carina Nebula and contrast the different tones of the two images […]

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NASA audio of what a black hole sounds like is eerily unsettling

NASA audio of what a black hole sounds like is eerily unsettling

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The black hole at the centre of the Perseus galaxy cluster has long been associated with sound. In 2003, astronomers discovered that the pressure waves sent out by this black hole cause ripples in the cluster’s gas that can be translated into a note, albeit, one that humans cannot hear. But NASA has created a […]

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