Strange sounds from planets in the Solar System

Special sensors help NASA to acquire characteristic sounds emitted from planets in the Solar System.

The satellites introduced by humans in the universe for decades have been equipped with special sensors to be able to "listen" to things like radio waves and plasma waves in interplanetary space. Thanks to this technology, the US Aerospace Agency (NASA) can acquire unusual noises from many celestial bodies in the Solar System, according to PCMag.

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Satellite equipped with special sensors can capture strange sounds in the universe.(Photo: PCMag).

"Shock wave" from Jupiter

The Sun emits a steady stream of energy called "solar wind" , which can be repelled by a strong enough magnetic force. When the solar wind hits the magnetic field that surrounds Jupiter, it is deflected and all the moving energy is converted into thermal energy.

The area with this energy source is called the "bow shock" - similar to the area that emits shock waves when jets break the sound wall. Strange noises at Jupiter's "bow shock" area were recorded by Voyager when crossing the area in 2001.

Saturn thunderstorms in Saturn

The researchers recorded evidence of deep lightning strikes in the Saturn atmosphere when Voyager flew. Electrostatic cracks in radio waves recorded by the Cassini ship in 2006 show a chaotic environment deep beneath the bottom of Saturn's clouds.

Plasma waves at the edge of the Solar System

This is not a real-time sound recording but a synthesis of Voyager data about plasma waves for months from 2012 to 2013. Based on this data, scientists believe Voyager has escaped from the region. cushioning heliumopause - an area where pressure from outside the Solar System leaves what remains of the solar wind. In fact, this is the time when Voyager left the Solar System and was the first artificial object to do so.