TORONTO – It may seem odd, but the comet the Philae probe landed on Wednesday is singing.
The European Space Agency released a recording of Comet 67/P Churyumov-Gerasimenko as it travelled through space.
The “song” is caused by tiny vibrations in the comet’s magnetic field that are occurring at 40 to 50 millihertz, far below what humans are capable of hearing (we pick up sound between 20 hertz and 20 kilohertz).
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In order to make it audible for humans, the frequencies were increased and then put together by German composer Manuel Senfft.
The Philae lander, part of the ESA’s Rosetta mission, landed on the comet Wednesday.
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