NASA _ Sounds of the Sun (Low Frequency)

NASA's Parker Solar Probe, which launched in 2018, is equipped with a scientific instrument known as the FIELDS instrument suite. FIELDS is designed to measure the electric and magnetic fields in the Sun's atmosphere, known as the solar corona. These instruments can capture a wide range of data, including low-frequency radio emissions from the Sun.

One of the things the FIELDS instrument suite can detect are the natural radio emissions from the Sun. These emissions include radio waves that fall into the low-frequency range. The Sun emits a variety of radio waves, and these emissions are often associated with phenomena like solar flares and the solar wind.

While NASA has released data and visualizations related to the Sun and its activities, including sound-like representations of solar data, it's important to note that space is a vacuum, and sound, as we perceive it, cannot travel in the vacuum of space. Therefore, these "sounds of the Sun" are typically created by converting other data, such as electromagnetic waves or plasma wave data, into audio representations that we can hear. They are not sounds that a human could hear if they were in space because there is no air or medium for sound waves to travel through.

These audio representations of solar data are often used to help scientists and the public understand and interpret the complex electromagnetic phenomena happening on the Sun. They can be quite fascinating to listen to and provide a different perspective on our closest star's activities.