Wondering what a black hole sounds like? NASA reveals in the strange clip
Sound cannot travel through space because there is no air there. Because sound is simply air vibrating, there is no air in space, and thus no sound. Nobody can hear screams in space, but we might be able to hear a black hole. Let’s explore more about it!
About Black hole
A black hole 200 million light-years away can now be heard by humans thanks to audio released by NASA’s Exoplanets Twitter account. The space agency’s tweet also addressed the widely held misconception that there is no sound in space. The popular tweet has received over 1 crore views and over 3 lakh likes.
The Perseus galaxy cluster is an 11 million light-year-wide collection of hot gas-enshrouded galaxies. The sound waves heard in NASA’s viral video are caused by extremely hot gas clouds. For many years, pressure waves have been observed to emanate from Perseus’ core. As these waves echo through the heated gas encircling the galaxy cluster, they can be converted into sound.
NASA tweeted a sound clip of a black hole that has been scaled up for our small ears. And it’s a lovely, haunting sound that seems perfect for a thriller or horror film. Of course, because it’s so enhanced, it’s impossible to know if this is exactly what the black hole sounds like, but it’s still really, really cool.
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