Inbox Astronomy: NASA Webb's First Full Color Images, Data Are Set to Sound

INBOX ASTRONOMY

NASA Webb's First Full Color Images, Data Are Set to Sound

Release date: Wednesday, August 31, 2022 2:00:00 PM Coordinated Universal Time

New Tracks Combine Science and Art, Improving Experiences for Blind and Low-Vision Communities

A team of experts, including scientists and musicians, has created a new way to explore the images and data of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. The first two tracks map the prismatic landscapes of the Cosmic Cliffs in the Carina Nebula as well as two views of the Southern Ring Nebula. A third track plays the notes of a transmission spectrum, which graphs the atmospheric characteristics of hot gas giant exoplanet WASP-96 b. All allow listeners to pick out key features and experience the data in a new way.

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