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Hearing is believing. 👂 Sonification is a process that translates visual data into sound. Listen to Webb’s image of galaxy M74: Its large, medium and small features are represented by low, medium and high pitches, respectively, with the brightest stars heard as percussion.

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NASA Webb Telescope2 years ago

How are sonifications created, and how do they impact the blind and visually impaired community? Learn more and find other sonifications at

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Jesus Anguiano2 years ago

@NASAUniverse I space, no one can hear you scream.

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Jerome Estes2 years ago

Play it backwards at half speed!

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Ojaas GR2 years ago

Eerie and aesthetic at the same time

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Esteban Martinez2 years ago

Para mi..están festejando los marcianos que nos queda poca vida.

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The Cosmic Puppets2 years ago

Sounds a bit Hellraiser. 😂 (Tony)

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Archit Kumar Singh2 years ago

Hey! I have a question. How do these Sonifications help us to understand more about those things?

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Old Goat2 years ago

If you play it backwards you can hear Satan passing gas.

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Jerome Santos2 years ago

Now do smell

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Christian Artman, M.D.2 years ago

Totally ridiculous... I could run that over any picture and make those sounds.... Love the Webb Telescope but the sounds are meaningless ....

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