Ongoing History: Blur’s Beagle II Mars probe
On December 19, 2003, the Beagle 2 Mars lander, a probe sent out by the European Space Agency, detached from its mothership for a decent down to the surface. If all went well,
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Someone needs to sample this sound of a meteoroid striking Mars
I’m pretty sure you can replicate this sound with a Roland Jupiter 8, but why when you can use something more exotic? On September 5, 2021, the seismometer aboard NASA’s InSight lander detected
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Random music news for Monday, May 23, 2022
It’s a holiday here in Canada, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t any music news for May 23, 2022. So much for any outdoor music festivals on Mars, I guess… And speaking of
Read MoreRandom Music News for Saturday, April 2, 2022
I have a very long plane trip coming up on Thursday–in economy, of course. This shows how I’ll try to get some sleep. On to music news for April 2, 2022. The Red
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What does Mars sound like? Listen.
Among the many instruments aboard Perseverance are two microphones. Although Mars’ atmosphere is a fraction of what we have on Earth, it’s still enough to transmit sound waves, albeit rather weakly. According to
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What would Starman play? Spanish company wants to find out
Ever wondered what kind of music might someday be made in space? Wonder no more: A Spanish instrument designer has created ceramic percussion instruments with materials mimicking those found on the surface of
Read MoreA question I’d never think to ask: What would a piano sound like on Mars?
Mars has an atmosphere, albeit much thinner than what we have on Earth. But it’s just enough to be a medium for sound waves to travel across the surface. If that’s the case,
Read MoreRandom music news for Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Having trouble shedding those COVID lockdown pounds? Try this. Then again, maybe not. It seems a bit…extreme. Now some music news for June 29, 2021. It’s rough in the UK: 51% of the
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More audio from Mars!
NASA’s Perseverance rover is equipped with a special microphone that can pick up sounds of Mars. The atmosphere is extremely thin, but it’s still enough to transmit sound waves. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Read MoreWant to hear audio from Mars? Here you go.
One of the cool things about the Perseverance rover is that it has an onboard microphone that allows us to hear the sounds of Mars. NASA has just shared the first acoustic recording
Read MoreThanks to Perseverance, we now know what Mars SOUNDS like.
Thanks to an LA musician named Jason Mazilis, a hardcore fan of space exploration, a special microphone was included as part of the onboard equipment for NASA’s Perseverance rover. Why? So we could
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