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SOUND SCIENCE

Listen to the sounds of the cosmos

NASA satellite data,
transformed into sound.

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Hear the Sun erupt and Earth’s magnetosphere sing

Step inside the data

Space physics becomes immersive and interactive.

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golden hour
ft. The Sun

Robert and JVKE reimagined golden hour with the sounds of audified NASA satellite Sun. A Magnum collaboration, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.

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Magnum · JVKE · Solar sounds by Robert Alexander

Play the Sun

An instrument built from NASA satellite data. Press play, then click the grid.

Solar Sequencer

A rhythmic pattern generator using audified satellite data as source material. Click cells to change the beat.

Wavetable:

Solar Synth

A wavetable synthesizer that loads audified satellite data as oscillator sources. Play the magnetosphere.

Meditate with the Sun

Raw solar data, streaming as sound and light. Breathe it in. 

Dr. Robert Alexander at the Cannes Film Festival, 2023

Dr. Robert Alexander

NASA Collaborator · Affiliate Research Scientist, Space Science Institute
Senior Fellow, Clarke Center at UCSD

If you could press play on anything in the universe, what would you listen to? For fifteen years, I've sonified everything from the solar wind to the human breath. I work with individuals and organizations, from 1:1 coaching to full-scale productions. What shall we listen to first?

Share your information and I'll get back to you within 48 hours. Or email me directly at robert@auralab.io.

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