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As our Milky Way galaxy rotates on its axis, does it make noise? Mark Heyer developed a way to express the movement of gases in musical notes. Then he took 20 years of radio telescope data and created the “Milky Way Blues.” Listen to the galaxy while you celebrate International Space Day.
As our Milky Way galaxy rotates on its axis, does it make noise? Mark Heyer developed a way to express the movement of gases in musical notes. Then he took 20 years of radio telescope data and created the “Milky Way Blues.” Other people have made music from Voyager probes, stars, and gamma ray bursts!
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The European Space Agency’s Gaia mission has a huge goal: mapping all the stars in our galaxy. The map pinpoints the location and brightness of 1.7 billion stars in the Milky Way. It also shows asteroids, interstellar dust, and the color and density of stars. The Gaia spacecraft is still adding to the incredible 3D map!
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Starting this month, you can see a triangle made from Jupiter and 2 other stars, which won’t happen again until the year 20 30. Jupiter’s Triangle will last until September, giving you time to learn about astronomy in order to locate it! Jupiter, Arcturus and Spica will form an isosceles triangle, gradually changing shape each night.
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