Three new sonifications of images from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes have been released in conjunction with a new documentary about the project that makes its debut on the NASA+ streaming platform. The first is MSH 11-52, a supernova remnant blowing a spectacular cloud of energized particles resembling the shape of a human hand, seen in data from Chandra, NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE), and ground-based optical data. The second, a sonification of spiral galaxy M74, combines data taken with NASA’s James Webb and Hubble Space Telescopes as well as X-rays from Chandra. The third object in this new sonification trio is nicknamed the Jellyfish Nebula, also known as IC 443.
The new documentary, “Listen to the Universe,” now available on NASA+ (https://plus.nasa.gov/) explores how these sonifications are created and profiles the team that makes them possible. Documentary Trailer: Listen to the Universe (Documentary Trailer) (youtube.com)
For more information, visit: https://www.nasa.gov/missions/chandra/listen-to-the-universe-new-nasa-sonifications-and-documentary/.
