NASA translates a Hubble photo into MUSIC… And it’s absolutely BAFFLING

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The Universe is a wondrous place, full of vast numbers of planets to explore and unsolved mysteries. But there’s one thing that space really isn’t: loud. Without Earth’s air molecules to help you hear, out there in space you’d be listening to a whole lot of silence. Now space becomes “sonified” in this visualization of a cluster of galaxies imaged by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope… And the result is baffling!

In this video, time flows left to right, and the frequency of sound changes from bottom to top, ranging from 30 to 1,000 hertz.

Objects near the bottom of the image produce lower notes, while those near the top produce higher ones.

Most of the visible specks are galaxies housing countless stars. A few individual stars shine brightly in the foreground.

space sound, Noise of stars and galaxies
Space sounds: Noise of stars and galaxies. via Youtube

Stars and compact galaxies create short, clear tones, while sprawling spiral galaxies emit longer notes that change pitch.

The higher density of galaxies near the center of the image — the heart of this galaxy cluster, known as RXC J0142.9+4438 — results in a swell of mid-range tones halfway through the video.

Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys and Wide Field Camera 3 acquired this image on Aug. 13, 2018.

Impressive SPACE MUSIC no?

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