The Sound of the Stars





Well done to NASA, the American space agency.





In a new experiment, they put music to the stars. By
identifying the position of the star, its size and its density, this all counts as to
how the sound is then reflected.





First NASA identified an image from the Hubble telescope
with which to work. They call this particular image a 'galactic treasure chest' because of the number of galaxies displayed. Each visible speck on the picture
is a galaxy which is itself a home to countless stars.





Then NASA added a computer generated sound.





Objects near the bottom of the image produced the lower
notes, while those near the top produce the higher ones. The higher density of
galaxies near the centre of the image results in a swell of mid-range tones
halfway through the video. Short galaxies give clear tones and spiralling
galaxies have longer tones.





It’s a reflection from NASA on the message from the stars
and although it is a computer generated sound, it shows in sound what we see in
the skies.





The Psalms say ‘The heavens declare the glory of God, and
the sky above proclaims His handiwork.’ (Psalms 19:1).





And now we can hear it:











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