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Sinister Sounds of the Solar System

Published: October 28, 2020

You’ve heard the creaks, cracks, and cackling noises of our universe before. Using data from our spacecraft, our scientists gathered NEW sinister sounds from the depths of space in time for Halloween.

Listen to our playlist filled with new “moans” and “whistles” from our universe that would scare the most ghoulish of creatures.

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This recording is a laboratory reconstruction of the sounds heard by Huygens' microphones.
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Before settling into orbit around Saturn in 2004, the Cassini spacecraft faced a white-knuckle ride through the plane of the planet’s rings. The spacecraft was bombarded with about 100,000 impacts ...
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This recording is a laboratory reconstruction of the sounds heard by a microphone on the Huygens probe as it descended to Titan's surface. Several sounds, taken at different times during the descen...
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