'Sounds of Space’ talk presented at the Gatwick Sofitel for Aerobility Aurora Flight on 18 Feb 2023
Channel: Sounds of Space Project
Date: 2023-02-18

Dr Nigel Meredith, space weather researcher, introduces a variety of space ‘sounds’ from the Halley VLF receiver in the Antarctic and the Van Allen probes in near Earth space. He also presents the art-science interpretations that have evolved since 2017 as part of the multidisciplinary team 'Sounds of Space Project’. In particular, he describes how the ‘sounds’ from the Halley VLF receiver were incorporated into the album Aurora Musicalis and how the ‘sounds of space’ from Earth to beyond the galaxy were included in the album Celestial Incantations.
 
Sound waves cannot travel in the near perfect vacuum of space, but electromagnetic and gravitational waves can. Converting these waves to sound reveals a series of weird and wonderful noises, known as the ‘sounds of space’, and it's a bit like entering the film set of a 1960’s sci-fi movie!
 
The 'Sounds of Space Project' is a multidisciplinary art-science collaboration with Dr Nigel Meredith (British Antarctic Survey), Professor Kim Cunio (composer and Head of Music , ANU) and Diana Scarborough (multimedia artist) that has inspired events, films, performances and the production of three free albums, ‘Aurora Musicalis’, ‘Celestial Incantations’ and 'Sunconscious'. These are available on Bandcamp and you can even purchase our 'Sound Art' T-shirts online! 
 
LINKS: SCIENCE: https://www.bas.ac.uk/project/sounds-...
ARTIST: https://dianascarborough.co.uk/sounds...
MUSIC: https://soundsofspaceproject.bandcamp.
T-SHIRTS: https://soundsofspaceproject.co.uk