Chandra Anniversary Sonified Images

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Scientists have rereleased "sonified" images of nearby objects to commemorate the 25th anniversary of NASA 's Chandra X-ray Observatory.

The images include the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A and 30 Doradus , one of the largest and brightest regions of star formation close to the Milky Way.

The sonified images convert visual data captured by Chandra over the last quarter century into sound.

"Sonification" is a process that translates astronomical data into sound, similar to how digital data are more routinely turned into images.

A chemist turned science writer, Victoria Corless completed her Ph.D. in organic synthesis at the University of Toronto and, ever the cliché, realized lab work was not something she wanted to do for the rest of her days . After dabbling in science writing and a brief stint as a medical writer, Victoria joined Wiley ’s Advanced Science News where she works as an editor and writer. On the side, she freelances for various outlets, including Research2Reality and Chemistry World ..

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