cosmic soundscapes

From the Sun to Pluto, listen to what the planets of the solar system sounds like when their radio waves are translated into sounds we can hear.
UPDATED AUG 8, 2024
cosmic soundscapes
cosmic soundscapes
sun
sun

The Sun is about 149.6 million kilometers away from Earth and has a diameter of 695,510 km.

Soundclip Source: NASA

Planets emit radio waves that are produced when charged particles from the sun interacts with the planet's magnetic field. The sounds you hear are produced by a computer converting the radio waves to sound a speaker can play.

Sounds of Mercury

mercury small
mercury small

Mercury is about 77 million km away from Earth and has a diameter of 4,879 km (3031.67 mi).

Soundclip Source: NASA

Planets emit radio waves that are produced when charged particles from the sun interacts with the planet's magnetic field. The sounds you hear are produced by a computer converting the radio waves to sound a speaker can play.

Sounds of Venus

Venus
Venus

Venus is about 261 million kilometers away from Earth and has a diameter of 12,104 km (7521 mi).

Soundclip Source: NASA

Planets emit radio waves that are produced when charged particles from the sun interacts with the planet's magnetic field. The sounds you hear are produced by a computer converting the radio waves to sound a speaker can play.

Sounds of Mars

mars medium
mars medium

Mars is about 54.6 million away from Earth and has a diameter of 6779 km (4212.275 mi).

Soundclip Source: NASA

Planets emit radio waves that are produced when charged particles from the sun interacts with the planet's magnetic field. The sounds you hear are produced by a computer converting the radio waves to sound a speaker can play.

Sounds of Jupiter

jupiter medium
jupiter medium

Jupiter is about 588 million kilometers away from Earth and has a diameter of 142,984 km (88,846 mi).

Soundclip Source: NASA

Planets emit radio waves that are produced when charged particles from the sun interacts with the planet's magnetic field. The sounds you hear are produced by a computer converting the radio waves to sound a speaker can play.

  1. Sun
  2. Mercury
  3. Venus
  4. Mars
  5. Jupiter
  6. Saturn
  7. Uranus
  8. Neptune
  9. Pluto

Sounds of Saturn

saturn medium
saturn medium

Saturn is about 1.2 billion kilometers away from Earth and has a diameter of 120,536 km (74897.6 mi).

Soundclip Source: NASA

Planets emit radio waves that are produced when charged particles from the sun interacts with the planet's magnetic field. The sounds you hear are produced by a computer converting the radio waves to sound a speaker can play.

Sounds of Uranus

uranus medium
uranus medium

Uranus is about 3.2 billion kilometers away from Earth and has a diameter of 50,724 km (31,518.43 mi).

Soundclip Source: NASA

Planets emit radio waves that are produced when charged particles from the sun interacts with the planet's magnetic field. The sounds you hear are produced by a computer converting the radio waves to sound a speaker can play.

Sounds of Neptune

neptune medium
neptune medium

Neptune is about 4.3 billon kilometers away from Earth and has a diameter of 49,244 km (30598.8 mi).

Soundclip Source: NASA

Planets emit radio waves that are produced when charged particles from the sun interacts with the planet's magnetic field. The sounds you hear are produced by a computer converting the radio waves to sound a speaker can play.

Sounds of Pluto

pluto medium
pluto medium

Pluto is about 7.5 billion kilometers away from Earth and has a diameter of 2,370 km (1,473 miles).

Soundclip Source: NASA

Planets emit radio waves that are produced when charged particles from the sun interacts with the planet's magnetic field. The sounds you hear are produced by a computer converting the radio waves to sound a speaker can play.

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