Friday, May 20, 2022

What Does Space Sound Like?

05/20/2022

NEWS & FEATURES

What does space sound like?
NASA, ESA

When it comes to movies and TV, composers’ choices for instruments and melodies can pique our curiosity and inspire our imaginations.

Astronomy Planisphere 
How to see noctilucent clouds this spring and summer
Stuart Atkinson

These ghostly, high-flying clouds appear late at night and can put on a stunning show you won't want to miss. Here's everything you need to know to catch them.

Cosmic fossils: What meteorites reveal about our solar system
John Vermette

If meteorites could talk, they’d have plenty of stories to tell us about the early solar system — and perhaps our own origins.

Seven Exclusive Astronomy Items

Space & Beyond Box is excited to bring you our newest box featuring a globe, special issue, poster, flashcards, and more about our home galaxy. Subscribe today to get free shipping on this highly anticipated box, plus free shipping.

The history of Sagittarius A*, the Milky Way's supermassive black hole
X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; IR: NASA/HST/STScI. Inset: Radio (EHT Collaboration)

Lifting the dusty veil of the Milky Way's core has taken nearly a century.

Ask Astro: How can a photon be massless?
Astronomy: Roen Kelly

How can a photon of light carry energy but also be considered massless? Doesn’t Einstein’s E = mc² make that impossible?

OBSERVING

The sky this week
NASA/JPL/Ian Regan

Your daily digest of celestial events coming soon to a sky near you. Updated Friday morning at 9 A.M. Central.

PICTURE OF THE DAY

Soaring through space
Martin Bracken from Chelmsford, Essex, U.K.

The Seagull Nebula refers to the region of nebulosity cataloged as objects NGC 2327 (the gull's head) and IC 2177 (its wings). This image comprises three panels, each representing roughly forty-five exposures of 300 seconds each for a total exposure time of over 11 hours. A dual-bandpass Hydrogen-alpha and Oxygen-III filter was used to block light pollution.

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