Data sonification translates information collected by various NASA missions — such as the Chandra X-ray Observatory, Hubble Space Telescope, and Spitzer Space Telescope — into sounds. Messier 51 (M51) ...

Graphs turn data into visual images that make the information easier to see and interpret. But another way to share data is by turning the numbers into sound, for example to find new patterns in the ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. A new trio of examples of a data sonification project from NASA missions provides a novel way to enjoy an arrangement of cosmic objects. Data ...

NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has released a stunning composite image of the Andromeda galaxy, combining data across the electromagnetic spectrum. This multi-wavelength view highlights X-ray flares ...

Astronomers use a wide range of analysis tools beyond images to understand nature at a deeper level. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

If you want to know what interstellar space is like, it can be a mosh pit. Energetic shocks from our sun and countless other stars blend together, creating a soup of particles and radiation. You can ...

An image of two merging galaxies has been turned into music using a technique called data sonification. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Biochemist Martin Gruebele regularly dons a pair of headphones in his lab at the University of Illinois. But instead of music, he listens to a cacophony of clinking, jarring noises — as if a group of ...

A scientist from Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) will premiere a new piece of music at the SXSW EDU festival that has been created using data beamed back to Earth from interstellar space. On Thursday, ...

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