Webb Telescope Data, Translated to Sound - Cosmic Cliffs: Mountains

Experience the first full-color images and data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope in a brand new way. A near-infrared image of the Cosmic Cliffs in the Carina Nebula, captured by NASA’s Webb Telescope, has been mapped to a symphony of sounds to create a data sonification.
This video only includes sounds from the bottom half of the image, which resembles a mountain range in ruddy shades of orange and red. This half of the image has a meandering melodic line to follow the shape of that “mountain range” as it rises and falls in the image, through the center of the frame, from left to right. The jagged line between denser and thinner areas of gas and dust is the arc of the sonification’s melody. Dimmer, dust-obscured areas that appear lower in the image are represented by lower frequencies and clearer, undistorted notes. All stars are represented by a combination of pitches and processed piano notes, but the brightest stars with longer diffraction spikes also carry crashes and clangs from cymbals.
Sonifications support blind and low-vision listeners first, but are designed to be captivating to anyone who tunes in. This sonification, which scans the image from left to right, was adapted to a video to allow sighted viewers to watch as a vertical line moves across the frame.
Brighter light in the image is louder. The vertical position of light also dictates the frequency of sound. For example, bright light near the top of the image sounds loud and high, but bright light near the bottom is loud and lower pitched.
This sonification does not represent sounds recorded in space. Two musicians mapped the telescope’s data to sound, carefully composing music to accurately represent details the team would like listeners to focus on. In a way, this sonification is like modern dance or an impressionist painting - it converts Webb’s image to a new medium to engage and inspire listeners. Learn more: www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/...
Also listen to:
1. The full sonification:
• Webb Telescope Data, T...
2. The top of the image: • Webb Telescope Data, T...
3. Stars only: • Webb Telescope Data, T...
Want more Webb sonifications? Check out the Southern Ring Nebula sonifications ( • Webb Telescope Data, T... ), and the WASP-96 b sonification ( • Webb Telescope Data, T... ).
Credits: Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI; Accessibility Production: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, and Kimberly Arcand (CXC/SAO), Matt Russo and Andrew Santaguida (SYSTEM Sounds), Quyen Hart (STScI), Claire Blome (STScI), and Christine Malec (consultant).

[@coulie27]

This one is amazing

[@PersonPlaceThing1]

It should be clarified that this is very different from the audio translated from that black hole recently. That was increasing the frequency of sound we receive from sound waves, but this is creating sound from a photo based on its appearence.
There will be people who assume this is what the Carina Nebula sounds like.

[@dirtyside-x]

Yeah thats the problem

[@InterTheGalactican]

Tbh, i think its their problem if they think thats what it sounds like.

[@raj.hasani]

Wonder what the deep field would sound like!

[@wildheart58]

Space Opera!!

[@goldentrout4811]

Reminds me of a soundtrack in the game Spore. Quite fitting in a way.

[@anuragdaksh8569]

Minecraft!!

[@washingmachine3772]

YESSSSS

[@Ignor_nel_cor]

Было бы неплохо объяснить, каким образом "рождаются" такие звуки 🤔

[@Boyyyy1]

это очень просто, братан, НАСА собирает существующие данные о туманности Карина, а затем делает звук для туманности Карина

[@ajimain]

Where can I download this?

[@mikeybhoutex]

There are ways, both audio and video, both internet based and programs you can download. I'd rather not speak past vague suggestions, juuust in case. ;)

[@ALBERIC.]

Extrait de la symphonie webbesque...

[@ziyashariff127]

Yes

[@iq7movie659]

Sound of dream

[@djackson006]

It’s a plasma tuniverse.

[@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands]

Okay, now translate it to smells...

[@Ignor_nel_cor]

😂👍

[@Krustenkaese92]

so the music in Mass Effect wasn't far off

[@Railgeekz]

Have you guys noticed a newborn star with its jet

[@MohamedSaad-ir6ql]

Who said there are stars in the nebula?

[@denzelyeess]

I think that sound is music aliens have done

[@anguswilliam2141]

That's eeiry... Is this interpretation or? I don't really want to know. It is interesting.

[@SamBorgman]

Same question.

[@m_afol]

Here

[@compassv202]

Yugvufyuffuyuff I love it

[@Mammadooo]

you can do this to any image.. really pointless and has no value at all..

[@subliminalvibes]

This is NOT sounds from space! 👎🙁