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Elite Dangerous uses real-life space sounds recorded from AntarcticaYes, there is sound in space
Yes, there is sound in space
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Over the weekend, NASA’s exoplanets team released aremixof the sound from the Perseus galaxy cluster that they say includes the noise of its central black hole. I know, I’d not heard that one before either. Must be on their new album. The tune was a hit, and NASA even startedpromotingtheir Soundcloud off the back of it. I was looking into going to see them live but there isn’t another launch window for weeks.
The misconception that there is no sound in space originates because most space is a ~vacuum, providing no way for sound waves to travel. A galaxy cluster has so much gas that we’ve picked up actual sound. Here it’s amplified, and mixed with other data, to hear a black hole!pic.twitter.com/RobcZs7F9e— NASA Exoplanets (@NASAExoplanets)August 21, 2022
The misconception that there is no sound in space originates because most space is a ~vacuum, providing no way for sound waves to travel. A galaxy cluster has so much gas that we’ve picked up actual sound. Here it’s amplified, and mixed with other data, to hear a black hole!pic.twitter.com/RobcZs7F9e
The process used in NASA’s recording is something called sonification. You can read a layman’s explanation of ithere. The gist is that they take data and convert it into sound. If you want to check out more banging choons from NASA’s sonification project then there’s asitefor that.
In areplyto a commenter, Braben confirmed that Frontier use sonification for Elite Dangerous. “We use various recordings of EM noise, turned into audio for specific locations - for example the noise of electrical storms on gas giants, or Van Allen belts around planets,” he said.
Yes. We use various recordings of EM noise, turned into audio for specific locations - for example the noise of electrical storms on gas giants, or Van Allen belts around planets. Halley base is one of the most radio-quiet locations on Earth for recording signals from space.— David Braben (@DavidBraben)August 25, 2022
Yes. We use various recordings of EM noise, turned into audio for specific locations - for example the noise of electrical storms on gas giants, or Van Allen belts around planets. Halley base is one of the most radio-quiet locations on Earth for recording signals from space.
Elite Dangerous is onSteamand theEpic Games Storefor £20/$30/€25, and currently on sale at 75% off on the latter. If you listen very carefully, you can probably hear me typing away furiously while you play it.
