2022Perseus Cluster
Chandra
Black holes · 2020
Galactic Center
The heart of the Milky Way
- Distance
- 26,000 light-years
- Telescopes
- Chandra, Hubble, Spitzer
A 400-light-year stretch around the Milky Way’s central black hole, Sagittarius A*. Three NASA telescopes each play a different instrument.
What you’re hearing
A line scans left to right. Brighter regions are louder; higher in the image is higher in pitch. X-rays, visible light, and infrared each have their own voice — or listen to them together.
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NASA sourceNASA/CXC/SAO/K. Arcand, SYSTEM Sounds (M. Russo, A. Santaguida)
