NASA released a haunting collection of space audio to showcase the radio emissions recorded during spacecraft missions.
Scientists transform the data collected into sound to better interpret the emissions through a process called “data sonification.”
This allowed NASA to translate into breathtaking audio the sound produced by the magnetic fields surrounding the planet of Jupiter.
The sounds are caused by charged solar particles bouncing off Jupiter’s fields.
NASA said: “The momentary, nearly pure tones follow a scale related to the electron density, and are likely associated with an interaction between the Juno spacecraft and the charged particles in Jupiter’s ionosphere.
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“The exact sound of these discrete tones is currently being investigated.”
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NASA’s spacecraft Juno has been collecting data on Jupiter since it started its journey in 2011.
In 2016 the spacecraft crossed past the planet’s magnetic fields to continue its exploration, collecting the dramatic sound produces by solar winds being affected by Jupiter’s powerful magnetosphere.
Scott Bolton, of Southwest Research Institute, said: “We’ve just crossed the boundary into Jupiter’s home turf. We’re closing in fast on the planet itself and already gaining valuable data.”
NASA said the sounds are so sinister because of the size of the fields, considered to be the largest structure in the solar system.