Chandra X-ray Observatory | A Universe of Sound: Turning Astronomical Data into Soundscapes @ChandraXray | Uploaded May 2023 | Updated October 2024, 5 days ago.
Much of our Universe is too distant for anyone to visit in person, but we can still explore it. Telescopes give us a chance to understand what objects in our Universe are like in different types of light. By translating the inherently digital data (in the form of ones and zeroes) captured by telescopes in space into images, astronomers can create visual representations of what would otherwise be invisible to us.
But what about experiencing these data with other senses, like hearing? Sonification is the process that translates data into sound. Our new project brings parts of our Milky Way galaxy, and of the greater Universe beyond it, to listeners for the first time.
For more information, visit: https://chandra.si.edu/sound/
The material contained in this video, “A Universe of Sound”, is based upon work supported by NASA under cooperative agreements Chandra X-ray Center No. HH9200 and Universe of Learning No. 717532HH4001. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
The sonification project “A Universe of Sound” is a collaboration between NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, NASA's Universe of Learning & the Smithsonian, with System Sounds and input from astronomers, students and community members who are blind.
Chandra sonifications have been featured on the inclusion website for Harvard University: www.harvard.edu and the International Astronomy Union (IAU) inclusion website: iau.org & iau-oao.nao.ac.jp/iau-inclusion
Credit: NASA/CXC/SAO/K. Arcand, SYSTEM Sounds (Matt Russo, Andrew Santaguida); Produced by A. Jubett
Much of our Universe is too distant for anyone to visit in person, but we can still explore it. Telescopes give us a chance to understand what objects in our Universe are like in different types of light. By translating the inherently digital data (in the form of ones and zeroes) captured by telescopes in space into images, astronomers can create visual representations of what would otherwise be invisible to us.
But what about experiencing these data with other senses, like hearing? Sonification is the process that translates data into sound. Our new project brings parts of our Milky Way galaxy, and of the greater Universe beyond it, to listeners for the first time.
For more information, visit: https://chandra.si.edu/sound/
The material contained in this video, “A Universe of Sound”, is based upon work supported by NASA under cooperative agreements Chandra X-ray Center No. HH9200 and Universe of Learning No. 717532HH4001. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
The sonification project “A Universe of Sound” is a collaboration between NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, NASA's Universe of Learning & the Smithsonian, with System Sounds and input from astronomers, students and community members who are blind.
Chandra sonifications have been featured on the inclusion website for Harvard University: www.harvard.edu and the International Astronomy Union (IAU) inclusion website: iau.org & iau-oao.nao.ac.jp/iau-inclusion
Credit: NASA/CXC/SAO/K. Arcand, SYSTEM Sounds (Matt Russo, Andrew Santaguida); Produced by A. Jubett
