Webb Telescope Data, Translated to Sound - Southern Ring Nebula: Near-Infrared

Experience the first full-color images and data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope in a brand new way. NASA’s Webb Telescope uncovered two views of the Southern Ring Nebula, one in near-infrared light and one in mid-infrared light. The colors in the images were mapped to pitches of sound - frequencies of light converted directly to frequencies of sound - in a data sonification.
This video only includes sounds from the near-infrared view. Near-infrared light is represented here by a higher range of frequencies than mid-infrared light. There are two stars in the center of this planetary nebula. In the near-infrared, only one star is heard clearly, with a louder clang.
Sonifications support blind and low-vision listeners first, but are designed to be captivating to anyone who tunes in. This sonification, which scans the images from left to right, was adapted to a video to allow sighted viewers to watch as a vertical line moves across the frame.
The sonification does not represent sounds recorded in space. Two musicians mapped the telescope’s data to sound, carefully composing music that represents near- and mid-infrared light, specifically to hear their contrasts. In a way, this sonification is like modern dance or an abstract painting - it converts two of Webb’s images into a new medium to engage and inspire listeners. Learn more: www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/...
Also listen to these versions of the Southern Ring Nebula sonification:
1. Mid-infrared Image: • Webb Telescope Data, T...
2. Side-by-Side Image: • Webb Telescope Data, T...
Want more Webb sonifications? Check out the Carina Nebula sonification ( • 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).

[@rubennno]

that’s one of the most scariest sounds i’ve ever heard

[@wildheart58]

gives new meaning to the term "Cosmic Horror"

[@anguswilliam2141]

It almost sounds like a food court with lots of people? I'm spooked out by this.

[@davidallyn1818]

I like it! This is a great way for people that can't see to enjoy the data! But, as a (sighted) musician, I would like to hear it as a circle radius growing from the center of the nebula to the outer edge of the image. And compress the frequency spread to the lower and upper notes on the keyboard. This would then naturally express as we would call "music". To me, that would exemplify the "scene" rather than simply scanning of the image left to right. We sighted humans don't look left to right - we look at the center (most eye-catching) area and then wander to interesting places. So, from an audio exploration of the image, consider the center of interest to outside approach.

[@twistedamerican3307]

I have no clue what ur talking about.. I am interested in whatever u are saying.. I am about to go and google this and learn something new..

[@sorban5352]

Those aren't technically sounds, their is no air in space, it's just light converted to sound.

[@jacpaz8398]

Gracias.

[@jd_docil2504]

Sounds like an alien civilization communicating with us.

[@OzgurSendir]

no dude.. it doesn't "sound like". it is a direct communication from an alien civilization. It says "All your base are belong to us." Just listen carefully.

[@jd_docil2504]

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[@twistedamerican3307]

Freaky AsF 😮 I have replayed this over and over..

[@tomogo7124]

Wicked!

[@prernamadan_25]

The fact that these sounds made with the help of Sonification. 😯
I am curious to know, what would a neutron star sounds like?

[@HaveAThought]

Everything is beautiful especially sound
Great idea we approve space would alone without sound. Space and the sound make the light
We are the light

[@ALBERIC.]

Est-ce un nouveau métro ?

[@HaveAThought]

Love the sound
We want more
What about the actual sound like iss did listening to the earth from space ❤

[@allthumbs3792]

Numbers become tones!

[@rogerscottcathey]

I think you need to get rid of the toy tinky tonky piano sounds, and use a diatonic scale

[@borjealsbraden9874]

Please show more new photos. Im tired of watching the same images from July 12. I’ve been monitoring. Nada!

[@rainiermabaylan]

This is terrifying

[@M3TATRoN]

Apocalyptic

[@HaveAThought]

Here's a message from space
Space is mine.
The Beautiful sound appears.
From my perfect beyond perfection thought . Together we made the perfect beyond perfection Light .
Space is good,breath it in and live on the earth under my protection
Please refrain from looking for other planets, aliens etc. money better spent on anything else 27 billion a year from the government is insane! There's only one thing to think about after the three of us,that everything else is
For us
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