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NASA Music Out of This World

Posted by michael on from the anthropomorphism dept.

Koyaanisqatsi writes "With detection instruments on NASA's Voyagers, Galileo, Cassini and other spacecraft, University of Iowa physicist Dr. Don Gurnett recorded waves that course through outer space. Gurnett converted the plasma waves into sounds which inspired a 10-movement musical composition called "Sun Rings." Sample the sounds from Galileo, Voyager and Cassini. (Full Story)"

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  1. Great by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now we'll get sued by the Alien RIAA.

  2. In space... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    no one can hear your 10-movement musical composition

  3. That's odd by Salsaman · · Score: 5, Funny

    I played one of the wavs backwards, and I could distinctly hear the words "European Space Agency engineers are weenies".

  4. 10-movement musical composition called "Sun Rings. by 3-State+Bit · · Score: 5, Funny

    insert something about holst.

  5. Thats not space by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    thats just

    cat /dev/urandom > /dev/dsp

  6. The best part by jukal · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...with stories from space like this, is that they could as well let you download a sample made of the scientist's toilet experience, and no-one would notice any difference. Anyway, listening to this is very fancy....because... you know... it's from space - it must be awesome!