Space Sounds - Space Data Sonification
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Cassini-Huygens passing through Saturn's rings - Space Sounds
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
NASA/ESA/ASI Cassini-Huygens spacecraft is hit by millions of dust particles as it goes through a gap in Saturn's icy rings.Although the ring gaps app...
Whistler Atmospheric squeaking - Space Sounds
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Whistlers were first occasionally heard at the end of the 19th century on long-distance telephone lines. They are electromagnetic emissions produced i...
Dawn in Space - Space Sounds
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
'Dawn chorus' signals detected by ESA Cluster’s WBD (Wide Band Data) instrument.High-energy electrons get trapped in the Earth’s radiation belts. ...
Auroral Star Wars - Space Sounds
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sound of an Auroral Kilometric Radiation (AKR) collected by Cluster resembles the one of R2D2, the little robot from 'Star Wars'.Earth can generate ra...
Wailing of Leonids - Space Sounds
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Each time a meteor crosses the atmosphere, it leaves behind a short trail of ionised particles. This trail reflects high-frequency radio signals from ...
Carina Nebula Sonification
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This sonification does not represent sounds recorded in space. Two musicians mapped the telescope’s data to sound, carefully composing music to accu...
Sagittarius A* Sonification
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sagittarius A* SonificationThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
Galactic Sonifcation from the Milky Way Galaxy
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Galactic Sonifcation from the Milky Way GalaxyThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
Perseus Galaxy cluster - Black Hole Sonification
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Since 2003, the black hole at the center of the Perseus galaxy cluster has been associated with sound. This is because astronomers discovered that pre...