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Ringo Starr’s birthday extravaganza extends to space this year

July 6, 2022July 7, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Artemis, Beatles, Birthday, Ringo Starr, Space

At noon California time on Thursday, July 7, Ringo Starr, joined by friends and family, will make his annual “Peace

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What does the universe sound like? Let’s listen.

January 6, 2022January 6, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments NASA, Sonification, Space, Universe

First a little nerdery. Light and all forms of radiation are part of the electromagnetic spectrum. It’s possible to shift

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Music News 

What would Starman play? Spanish company wants to find out

September 28, 2021September 28, 2021 Amber Healy 0 Comments exoacoustics, exoluthery, Instruments, Mars, Music, NASA, regolith, simulants, Space

Ever wondered what kind of music might someday be made in space?  Wonder no more: A Spanish instrument designer has

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A question I’d never think to ask: What would a piano sound like on Mars?

July 23, 2021July 23, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Mars, Piano, Sound, Space

Mars has an atmosphere, albeit much thinner than what we have on Earth. But it’s just enough to be a

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Random music news for Wednesday, July 7, 2021

July 7, 2021July 13, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments A Tribe Called Quest, Beatles, Britney Spears, Bruce Springsteen, Covid, Drums, Gilligan's Island, K-Pop, Katy Perry, KISS, Led Zeppelin, Morrissey, NFTs, Queen, Rebecca Ferguson, Songwriting, Space, Streaming, Toronto Rock and Roll Revival

I’ve long maintained that I have a black ball of infinite density somewhere in my abdomen where I keep all

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Random music news for Monday, April 26, 2021

April 26, 2021April 26, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Aaron Sorkin, Apple TV, EDM, Electric Guitar, Elon Musk, Eminem, Guy Oseary, Iceland, Johnny Lydon, Madonna, Miley Cyrus, New Zealand, NFTs, Paulina Porizkova, Radio, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ric Ocasek, Sisters with Transistors, SNL, Space, Spotify, U2, UFOs

Before we begin, please give it up for this rooster who gave it his all. Now go out there are

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NASA has released some “space sonification” videos. This is what the universe sounds like.

December 2, 2020December 2, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments NASA, Space

Although you can’t hear anything in the vacuum of space, that doesn’t mean there isn’t sound out there. NASA, for

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Music History 

A Brief History of Sending Music into Space

November 21, 2017November 21, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blur, Chris Hadfield, Curiosity, European Space Agency, Music, NASA, Space, Will.i.am

Humans love music so much that we’re determined to export it to the rest of the universe. It started with

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Tuesday Science Fun: 10 Creepy Sounds Recorded in Space

July 25, 2017July 24, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments NASA, Sounds, Space

Sound doesn’t travel without some kind of medium (like air), so things don’t tend to make a lot of noise

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In Space, No One Can Hear You Scream–But There IS Sound in Space

November 26, 2016November 29, 2016 Alan Cross 2 Comments Sound, Space

What does space sound like? Newsweek.com answers that question. We know that there is sound on planets and moons in

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Music News 

What Does Space SOUND Like? Sort of Like a Brian Eno Record from the 70s, Actually.

April 12, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brian Eno, NASA, Physics, Space

Yes, it’s true that in space no one can hear you scream, but that doesn’t mean sound doesn’t exist…out there.

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