NASA just released the sound from a black hole, and it’s as cool as it is scary, NASA’s exoplanet Twitter account has revealed sound from the Perseus cluster of galaxies, 240 million light-years from Earth, and the sound waves have already been identified by astronomers But it was. It’s becoming audible for the first time, and scientists say the black hole is sending out pressure waves that cause ripples in the hot gas, which can be translated into an observation, and just to be clear, the actual observation is that humans can’t hear it. It’s about 57 octaves below middle C, but the folks at NASA say they changed the tone so we could hear it — they amplified it and then mixed it with other data they had about black holes.
NASA just released the sound from a black hole, and it’s as cool as it is frightening.
NASA’s Exoplanet Twitter account revealed a voice from the Perseus cluster of galaxies, 240 million light-years from Earth.
Sound waves have already been identified by astronomers but have been heard for the first time.
Scientists say the black hole sends out pressure waves that cause ripples in the hot gas, which can be translated into observation.
To be clear, the actual observation is that humans can’t hear it. It’s about 57 octaves below middle C.
But the folks at NASA say they changed the tone so we could hear it — amplifying it and then mixing it with other data they had about black holes.
“Devoted student. Bacon advocate. Beer scholar. Troublemaker. Falls down a lot. Typical coffee enthusiast.”