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If a tree falls in space, and it's frequency is modulated by multiple octaves and digitized, does it make a sound?
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Sources:
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nasa.gov/vision/universe/features/halloween_sounds.html
byjus.com/physics/sound-waves-need-medium-propagation
sciencealert.com/sound-can-travel-through-space-after-all-but-we-can-t-hear-it
planetary.org/outreach/sounds-of-titan
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mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/multimedia/audio
mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/participate/sounds/?voice=true
science.org/content/article/sounds-you-cant-hear-can-still-hurt-your-ears
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nps.gov/subjects/sound/understandingsound.htm
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slate.com/technology/2022/07/james-webb-space-telescope-photos-colors-infrared.html
https://chandra.si.edu/photo/false_color.html
nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-insight-lander-hears-martian-winds
youtube.com/watch?v=sRfOL-9tUn8&t=19s&ab_channel=UMDScience
nature.com/articles/s41561-022-01014-0
mars.nasa.gov/news/9264/nasas-insight-hears-its-first-meteoroid-impacts-on-mars/?site=insight
nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasa-s-insight-hears-its-first-meteoroid-impacts-on-mars
hubblesite.org/contents/media/images/2008/28/2375-Image.html?news=true
youtu.be/KMU8T17WA4I
skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/black-hole-sound-heats-a-galaxy-cluster
youtube.com/watch?v=KMU8T17WA4I&ab_channel=SciShowSpace
science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2003/09sep_blackholesounds
youtube.com/watch?v=ioR5np1fmEc
system-sounds.com/about-2
youtu.be/ioR5np1fmEc
nasa.gov/mission_pages/chandra/news/new-nasa-black-hole-sonifications-with-a-remix.html
nasa.gov/wav/123163main_cas-skr1-112203.wav
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livescience.com/50399-radio-waves.html
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angeo.copernicus.org/articles/33/1031/2015/angeo-33-1031-2015.pdf
soundsofspacetime.org/detection.html
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youtu.be/j9shIxS-W-8
scientificamerican.com/article/heavenly-sounds-hearing-astronomical-data-can-lead-to-scientific-insights
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gettyimages.com
nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2022/nasa-s-webb-catches-fiery-hourglass-as-new-star-forms
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mars.nasa.gov/resources/25828/first-video-of-nasas-ingenuity-mars-helicopter-in-flight
blogs.nasa.gov/webb/2022/05/09/miris-sharper-view-hints-at-new-possibilities-for-science
nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasa-s-insight-lander-detects-stunning-meteoroid-impact-on-mars
nasa.gov/chandra/multimedia/perseus-cluster.html
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javalab.org/en/water_waves_en
AUDIO
nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2022/nasa-webb-s-first-full-color-images-data-are-set-to-sound
nasa.gov/vision/universe/features/halloween_sounds.html
mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/multimedia/audio
mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/participate/sounds/?playlist=mars&item=mars-helicopter-flying&type=mars
nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2022/nasa-webb-s-first-full-color-images-data-are-set-to-sound
This video was sponsored by Guardio. Go to guard.io/SciShowSpace for a 7 day free trial.
If a tree falls in space, and it's frequency is modulated by multiple octaves and digitized, does it make a sound?
Hosted by: Reid Reimers
----------
Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporter for helping us keep SciShow Space free for everyone forever: Jason A Saslow, David Brooks, and AndyGneiss!
Support SciShow Space by becoming a patron on Patreon: patreon.com/SciShowSpace
Or by checking out our awesome space pins and other products over at DFTBA Records: dftba.com/scishow
----------
Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet?
SciShow on TikTok: tiktok.com/@scishow
SciShow Tangents Podcast: scishowtangents.org
Facebook: facebook.com/scishow
Twitter: twitter.com/scishow
Instagram: instagram.com/thescishow
----------
Sources:
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Sounds_from_space
nasa.gov/vision/universe/features/halloween_sounds.html
byjus.com/physics/sound-waves-need-medium-propagation
sciencealert.com/sound-can-travel-through-space-after-all-but-we-can-t-hear-it
planetary.org/outreach/sounds-of-titan
videos.space.com/m/UjJzoFdx/chinas-rover-moves-on-mars-in-awesome-new-video-with-audio-of-deployment?list=9wzCTV4g
mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/multimedia/audio
mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/participate/sounds/?voice=true
science.org/content/article/sounds-you-cant-hear-can-still-hurt-your-ears
blog.soton.ac.uk/soundwaves/wave-basics/wavelength-frequency-relation
nps.gov/subjects/sound/understandingsound.htm
skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/sound-in-space
https://ivc.lib.rochester.edu/pretty-pictures-the-use-of-false-color-in-images-of-deep-space/
slate.com/technology/2022/07/james-webb-space-telescope-photos-colors-infrared.html
https://chandra.si.edu/photo/false_color.html
nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-insight-lander-hears-martian-winds
youtube.com/watch?v=sRfOL-9tUn8&t=19s&ab_channel=UMDScience
nature.com/articles/s41561-022-01014-0
mars.nasa.gov/news/9264/nasas-insight-hears-its-first-meteoroid-impacts-on-mars/?site=insight
nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasa-s-insight-hears-its-first-meteoroid-impacts-on-mars
hubblesite.org/contents/media/images/2008/28/2375-Image.html?news=true
youtu.be/KMU8T17WA4I
skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/black-hole-sound-heats-a-galaxy-cluster
youtube.com/watch?v=KMU8T17WA4I&ab_channel=SciShowSpace
science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2003/09sep_blackholesounds
youtube.com/watch?v=ioR5np1fmEc
system-sounds.com/about-2
youtu.be/ioR5np1fmEc
nasa.gov/mission_pages/chandra/news/new-nasa-black-hole-sonifications-with-a-remix.html
nasa.gov/wav/123163main_cas-skr1-112203.wav
youtu.be/egfBaUdnAyQ
livescience.com/50399-radio-waves.html
https://blogs.esa.int/rosetta/2014/11/11/the-singing-comet/
angeo.copernicus.org/articles/33/1031/2015/angeo-33-1031-2015.pdf
soundsofspacetime.org/detection.html
https://chandra.si.edu/sound/index.html#carina
youtu.be/j9shIxS-W-8
scientificamerican.com/article/heavenly-sounds-hearing-astronomical-data-can-lead-to-scientific-insights
IMAGES
gettyimages.com
nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2022/nasa-s-webb-catches-fiery-hourglass-as-new-star-forms
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Zhurong-with-lander-selfie.png
mars.nasa.gov/resources/25828/first-video-of-nasas-ingenuity-mars-helicopter-in-flight
blogs.nasa.gov/webb/2022/05/09/miris-sharper-view-hints-at-new-possibilities-for-science
nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasa-s-insight-lander-detects-stunning-meteoroid-impact-on-mars
nasa.gov/chandra/multimedia/perseus-cluster.html
youtube.com/watch?v=ioR5np1fmEc&ab_channel=NASA%27sMarshallSpaceFlightCenter
nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2022/nasa-s-webb-reveals-cosmic-cliffs-glittering-landscape-of-star-birth
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Sun_by_the_Atmospheric_Imaging_Assembly_of_NASA%27s_Solar_Dynamics_Observatory_-_20100819.jpg
youtube.com/watch?v=6WIDhLeryWM&ab_channel=AdamWolf
javalab.org/en/water_waves_en
AUDIO
nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2022/nasa-webb-s-first-full-color-images-data-are-set-to-sound
nasa.gov/vision/universe/features/halloween_sounds.html
mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/multimedia/audio
mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/participate/sounds/?playlist=mars&item=mars-helicopter-flying&type=mars
nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2022/nasa-webb-s-first-full-color-images-data-are-set-to-sound
