From Ghost Voices To UFOs, NASA Shares The Voice Of The Object Of The Universe

One image of the object for the sonification project (photo: dock. NASA)

JAKARTA NASA shared the latest voices of three universe objects, namely supernovae, galaxies, and nebular. This voice shared is part of NASA's sonification project.

Sonification is a process of translating data into sound. These data come from digital signals collected by the telescope, then converted into visual images. After that, the data information will be mapped into sound.

The first object used by NASA was a supernova remnant named MSH 11-52. With a similar shape to human hands, this data is a combination of the research results of the Chandra telescope, Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE), and ground-based optics.

The results of the sonification that were shared sounded like a combination of sounds from the wind, small firecrackers, and instrument music. The voice was named Kosmic Ghost Hand by NASA. For more details, this sonification can be accessed on NASA's YouTube.

The next Sonification involves a spiral galaxy called M74. The data taken to make this sonification come from three instruments, namely the James Webb and Hubble Space Telescopes and the Chandra X-ray Observatory.

The sound produced by the M74 data is different from that of the MSH 11-52. The sound sounds calmer with the combined piano and other musical instruments, but could describe the galaxy. This voice is referred to as the Galactic Phantom by NASA.

The last object included in the sonification project was the Ubur-Ubur Nebula or IC 443. This Nebula data comes from X-ray Chandra, retired German ROSAT, Very Large Array NSF, and optics from the Digitized Sky Survey.

The sound produced by the Ubur-Ubur Nebula sounds like a combination of water and UFOs. Even though his voice sounded up and down because of the data coming from various instruments, the sound remained together and did not sound like the Hand of the Cosmic Ghost.

The entire process of making this sonification was made in the form of a documentary entitled Listen to The Universe. This film can be accessed through NASA+ which is available in the form of an application or in the form of streaming media on Roku and Apple TV.