In the video GRBToMusicNEW H 264 Sylvia Zhu
goes one step further, converting high-energy
photons into musical notes from the Fermi
Gamma Ray Burst GRB 080916C which was
a particularly energetic burst that occurred
in September 2008. Slowed by a factor
of 5, the photons are “played” by different
instruments (harp, cello, or piano) based on
the probabilities that they came from the
burst. To find out more about the sounds
and accompanying animation visit: https://
blogs.nasa.gov/GLAST/2012/06/21/
post_1340301006610/
Embed video:
https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=2wvPe9OA1qA
What would Pythagoras have thought of the music
of the spheres that we hear today? Are they music,
do they have harmony or are they just noise?
Listen to further sounds of the universe to decide
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for yourself and if you find the idea of listening to
space fascinating check out live 24hr sound from
space at www.radio-astronomy.net/
Sounds of the Uni ve rs
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The “Daw n Ch
or us” : radio
waves w ithin
Earth’s
magnetosphere
by the
University of Io
wa 2012.
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ion _pages/
rbsp/news/emfisischorus.htm l#.
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Planck telescope and microwave background
The Hiss of Co
smic Wave
Background di
scovered in
1964 by A rno
Penzias and
Robert Woodrow
Wilson.
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youtube.com/
watch? v=Pu7nKWa8
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The Sound of th
e Big Bang
Planck Version
(2013)
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cu lty.washing ton.ed
u/jcramer/
BBSound_ 2013.htm
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The Sound of A
Blac
k Hole:
heasarc.nasa.gov/d
ocs/xte/
learning_center/li
sten.htm l
or alternativel
y, for science
fiction fans, th
e Dr. W ho
Proms Segmen
t “Music of
the Spheres”!
ww w.youtube.com/
watch? v=ju6fvkK lC
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