Sounds of the Cosmos with Kim Arcand
25 November 2025 - 1 hour 4 minsCan you listen to a picture of the universe? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice welcome back Chandra X-ray Observatory data-sonification expert Kim Arcand of the to explore how translating cosmic data into sound lets us sense the universe in entirely new ways.
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