Listen to the “sounds” of the Butterfly Nebula cascade off its wings! The Butterfly Nebula, created by a dying star, was captured by Hubble in this spectacular image. The nebula’s dying central star has become exceptionally hot, shining ultraviolet light brightly over the butterfly’s wings and causing the gas to glow. In this sonification, scientists have used strings and synthetic tones to represent the nebula in sound. Stars are assigned the digital harp, while its tilted hour-glass figure is

56K views · 85 reactions | A team of scientists translated data from space into sound. We can now listen to the sounds from the Chandra Deep Field observation, the Cat's Eye Nebula and the Whirlpool Galaxy. https://cnet.co/3slgqFf | CNET | Facebook

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