NASA Releases Fresh Audio of the Eerie Sound of a Black Hole

The clip has sound resembling to rumbling and groaning, similar to soundtrack of a 'Stranger Things' episode.

Advertisement
By Amit Chaturvedi | Updated: 22 August 2022 18:58 IST

The sound has been created from the data captured by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.

American space agency NASA has released the sound of a black hole, which can be heard by human ears. This black hole sits 200 light years away in the Perseus galaxy cluster, according to a report in Mashable. Black holes are extraordinarily dense objects with gravity so intense that not even light can escape. The audio of the black hole's sound has been posted by NASA on its Twitter handle where it also explained how does sound travel in vacuum.

"The misconception that there is no sound in space originates because most space is a vacuum, providing no way for sound waves to travel. A galaxy cluster has so much gas that we've picked up actual sound. Here it's amplified, and mixed with other data, to hear a black hole," NASA said on its Twitter account dedicated to exoplanets.

Advertisement

 

 

The clip has sound resembling to rumbling and groaning, similar to soundtrack of a Stranger Things episode, but it's actually pressure waves rippling through the hot gas. The eerie, scary and mysterious sound is often heard in sci-fi movies during space travels.

Advertisement

The sound has been created from the data captured by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the recording was originally released back in May this year.

Last month, astronomers spotted a dormant black hole in a galaxy adjacent to our Milky Way. They said it appears to have been born without the explosion of a dying star.

Advertisement

The scientists said that the great void discovered in the Tarantula Nebula region of the Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy differs from all other known black holes in that it is "X-ray quiet" - not emitting powerful X-ray radiation indicative of gobbling up nearby material with its strong gravitational pull - and that it was not born in a stellar blast called a supernova.

It is located about 160,000 light years from Earth. A light year is the distance light travels in a year, (which is approximately 9.5 trillion km).

 

Get your daily dose of tech news, reviews, and insights, in under 80 characters on Gadgets 360 Turbo. Connect with fellow tech lovers on our Forum. Follow us on X, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads and Google News for instant updates. Catch all the action on our YouTube channel.

Further reading: Black Hole, NASA, black hole sound
Advertisement

Related Stories

Popular Mobile Brands
  1. Here's How Much the Poco X8 Pro Series Could Cost in India
  2. Vivo T5x 5G Goes Official in India With 7,200mAh Battery
  3. Oppo K14 5G Debuts With 7,000mAh Battery at This Price in India
  4. Claude Is Doubling the Usage Limits for the Next Two Weeks: Details
  5. Samsung Galaxy M17e 5G Debuts With 6,000mAh Battery at This Price in India
  6. Oura Ring 4 Launched as Company's First Smart Ring in India at This Price
  7. Motorola Launches Smart Inverter AC in India Starting at Just Rs 28,990 With Zero Hidden C
  8. Google, Microsoft and Others Join Hands to Fight Online Scams, Fraud
  9. Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold Sales to Wind Down Just Three Months After Launch
  10. Sony's Upgraded PSSR Upscaler Is Now Rolling Out to More Games on PS5 Pro
  1. OnePlus Pad 3 Tipped to Launch With 13.2-Inch Display, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Chip
  2. Oura Ring 4 Launched in India With Smart Sensing Technology and HRV Tracking: Price, Specifications
  3. Sony's Upgraded PSSR Upscaler Is Rolling Out to Silent Hill f, Crimson Desert and More Games on PS5 Pro
  4. Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Others Join Hands to Fight Online Scams and Fraud
  5. Oppo K14 5G Launched in India With 7,000mAh Battery, 50-Megapixel Camera: Price, Specifications
  6. Operation Atlantic: Canada, UK and US Conduct Joint Operation to Disrupt Crypto Fraud Networks
  7. Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold Sales Set to End Just Three Months After Launch: Report
  8. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8, Wide Fold to Feature Larger Batteries Than Last Year’s Galaxy Z Fold 7: Report
  9. Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man OTT Release Date: Know When and Where to Watch This Film Online
  10. Seetha Payanam OTT Release Date: When and Where to Watch Aishwarya Sarja’s Romantic Film Online?
Download Our Apps
Available in Hindi
© Copyright Red Pixels Ventures Limited 2026. All rights reserved.