NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory Listens to the Symphony of Space

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory Listens to the Symphony of Space

Where Parallel Lines Converge is a sonic rendering of a composite image of the Galactic Center, the center of our Milky Way galaxy, with data from NASA’s Chandra, Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes. The composition highlights three astronomical objects or moments in the image: an X-ray binary, arched filaments, and the supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A*. 

This video takes you on a tour through the image, stopping at each of those locations in the data, with a slightly deeper visual dive as the composition plays. It ends with the poem "Relativity" by Sarah Howe that inspired the composition piece's title.  The music was composed by Sophie Kastner, with Dr. Kimberly Arcand as principal investigator of the project.

Video Credits:

Images: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: NASA/STScI; IR: Spitzer NASA/JPL-Caltech;

Animations: NASA/CXC/SAO/A. Jubett; Univ. of Exeter/Matthew Bate; NASA/ESO/Nick Risinger; Steer & NASA/GSFC;

Edited by: NASA/CXC/SAO/April Jubett;

Sonification of Galactic Center:

NASA/CXC/Dr. Kim Arcand & SYSTEM Sounds/Dr. Matt Russo & Andrew Santaguida

Duration: 4 minutes, 30 seconds

Release Date: May 8, 2024

#NASA #ESO #Astronomy #Space #Galaxies #MilkyWayGalaxy #GalacticCenter #BlackHole #Cosmos #Universe #NASAChandra #XrayObservatory #Spitzer #Hubble #SpaceTelescopes #GSFC #JPL #Caltech #STScI #UnitedStates #STEM #Education #Sonification #Audio #HD #Video