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NASA Releases Eerie Recording: This is What a Black Hole in Space Actually Sounds Like
The American space agency NASA has shared an audio recording with the public that reveals what a black hole in deep space actually sounds like. This eerie sound comes from the Perseus galaxy cluster, which is about 250 million light-years away from Earth. The recording quickly went viral on the internet, with many users astonished by how disturbing and spooky these low tones sound.
TL;DR
- NASA shared an audio recording of a black hole's sound from the Perseus galaxy cluster.
- The sound originates from pressure waves traveling through space, detected by the Chandra observatory.
- The original sound was 57 octaves below middle C and inaudible to humans.
- Astronomers amplified the frequency by 57 and 58 octaves to make it audible.
- The process of converting astronomical data to sound is called sonification.
- The resulting deep hum has been described as eerie, disturbing, and similar to horror movie sound effects.
- A visualization of the pressure waves expanding radially from the black hole's center was also released.