Sound of Earth’s magnetic field [2022, European Space Agency]

Despite being essential to life on Earth, the magnetic field isn’t something we can actually see in itself, or ever hear. But, remarkably, scientists at the Technical University of Denmark have taken magnetic signals measured by ESA’s Swarm satellite mission and converted them into sound – and for something that protects us, the result is pretty scary.

Sound design & concept: Klaus Nielsen (@maplepools) and Nikolai Linden-Vörnle (@kamikaze_vildsvin)

Image by Crimson Sound (@crimson-sound-483379629)

Read the full story: www.esa.int/Applications/Observ…th_s_magnetic_field