Chandra X-ray Observatory | Data Sonification: Cassiopeia A (Composite) @ChandraXray | Uploaded 1 month ago | Updated 3 hours ago
This sonification of Cas A features data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory as well as NASA’s James Webb and Hubble Space Telescopes. The scan starts at the neutron star at the center of the remnant, marked by a triangle sound, and moves outward. X-ray data from Chandra are mapped to modified piano sounds, while infrared data from JWST, which detects warmed dust embedded in the hot gas, have been assigned to various string and brass instruments. Stars that Hubble detects are played with small cymbals.


Sonification Credit: NASA/CXC/SAO/K.Arcand, SYSTEM Sounds (M. Russo, A. Santaguida)

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