Quick Look: ‘Listen’ to the Light Echoes From a Black Hole

November 21, 2022

Credit	NASA/CXC/A. Hobart
Historical Date	November 21, 2022
Language	english

A new sonification turns X-ray “light echoes” from a black hole into sound. Credit: NASA/CXC/A. Hobart

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Quick Look: ‘Listen’ to the Light Echoes From a Black Hole