Iconic new images obtained by space missions such as the Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Hubble and Spitzer telescopes have been translated into sounds so we can enjoy it in another way.
The data sonification project is led by the Chandra X-ray Center (CXC) as part from the Universe of Learning program (UoL) from NASA.
Universe of Learning
Next, an image of the Bullet Cluster, which provided the first direct evidence of dark matter. Chandra X-rays (pink) show where hot gas is located in two merging galaxy clusters.
Data showing dark matter are represented by the lowest frequencies, while X-rays are assigned to the highest frequencies.
The Crab Nebula, meanwhile, has been studied by people since it first appeared in Earth's sky in 1054 AD
To translate this data into sound, which also moves from left to right, each wavelength of light has been paired with a different family of instruments. Chandra's
On February 24, 1987, observers in the southern hemisphere saw a new object in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.
One of the brightest supernova explosions in centuries and soon became known as Supernova 1987A (SN 87A). This time lapse shows a series of observations from Chandra (blue) and Hubble (orange and red) taken between 1999 and 2013.
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