SYSTEM Sounds | The Four Light Curves of the K2-187 Exoplanets Converted Into Music @SYSTEMSounds | Uploaded 5 years ago | Updated 2 hours ago
The four planets of K2-187 were discovered by looking for slight dips in the brightness as each one passes in front of their star (the 'transit' method). We have converted the brightness data into musical notes by assigning the dimmer measurements to lower notes. The data is mapped to the harmonic minor scale to match the actual harmony that these planets produce when their motion is converted into musical pitches (see link below). Melodic and rhythmic patterns emerge as a result of overlaying the data from several transits of each planet.
Listen to the real harmony of K2-187: youtu.be/m2XWbkO-QTU
This system's validation was published in November 2018 by J. Livingston et al: http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-3881/aae778
Created by Matt Russo, Andrew Santaguida, and Dan Tamayo
system-sounds.com
The four planets of K2-187 were discovered by looking for slight dips in the brightness as each one passes in front of their star (the 'transit' method). We have converted the brightness data into musical notes by assigning the dimmer measurements to lower notes. The data is mapped to the harmonic minor scale to match the actual harmony that these planets produce when their motion is converted into musical pitches (see link below). Melodic and rhythmic patterns emerge as a result of overlaying the data from several transits of each planet.
Listen to the real harmony of K2-187: youtu.be/m2XWbkO-QTU
This system's validation was published in November 2018 by J. Livingston et al: http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-3881/aae778
Created by Matt Russo, Andrew Santaguida, and Dan Tamayo
system-sounds.com