NASA has shared unsettling audio that simulates the sound inside a black hole, offering a glimpse into one of space’s mysteries.
NASA has recently shared some intriguing audio that has captured the attention of many.
This audio is said to represent what it sounds like inside a black hole, and it is both fascinating and a little frightening.
What are black holes?
Black holes are mysterious regions in space where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape.
They are formed when massive stars collapse under their own gravity at the end of their life cycles.
This collapse creates a point of no return called the event horizon.
If anything crosses this boundary, it cannot escape.
Black holes come in different sizes, including stellar black holes formed from dying stars and supermassive black holes found at the center of galaxies.
The study of black holes helps scientists learn more about the universe and the laws of physics.
NASA leaves people cringed after releasing audio of eerie sounds from black hole
In 2022, astronomers at NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory captured audio from a black hole located in the Perseus galaxy cluster.
This cluster is about 250 million light-years away from Earth.
Scientists did not pick up the sounds directly from the black hole, since sound cannot travel through the vacuum of space.
Instead, NASA recorded ripples from the hot gas surrounding the black hole.
These ripples were translated into sound waves that we can hear.
To make the audio audible to humans, NASA shifted the frequency of the sounds by about 57 to 58 octaves higher than their original pitch.
The result is a deep, ominous groaning noise, which sounds eerie and unsettling.
The nature of sound in space
Many people assume that space is completely silent because it is a vacuum.
This is mostly true; sound waves need a medium, like air or water, to travel.
However, in regions with gas or plasma, such as around a black hole, sound can exist.
NASA explained that while most of space is a vacuum, the gas surrounding black holes allows for sound waves to be generated and captured.
“The misconception that there is no sound in space originates because most space is a vacuum, providing no way for sound waves to travel.”
What does the audio represent?
People have described the audio from the black hole as sounding like thousands of trapped souls.
This portrayal adds to the creepy nature of black holes and their mysterious qualities.
The sounds remind us of the harsh conditions and the unknown fate that awaits anything that falls into a black hole.
The audio serves as a reminder of the vastness and complexity of the universe.
It also shows how much we still have to learn about these cosmic phenomena.
Scientists continue to study black holes to better understand their behavior and effects on surrounding matter.
Reactions from the public
When NASA released this audio, it surprised and intrigued many people.
Social media was abuzz with reactions, as users expressed their astonishment at hearing something that represents such an extreme environment.
Sounds like rap music these days, one user humorously said.
They say that even light cant escape from a black hole , how could the sound escape from the gravitational pull? The second user wrote.
And how the hell they supposed to get the microphone back out if light itself can’t escape?
Not to mention we have no black hole anywhere near us to even feasibly drop a microphone into, the third user commented.
They can here that from 250 million light years away, yet i struggle to connect to wifi 10 feet away, another user said.
It sounds like something out of the twilight zone. Creepy, someone said.