The Sound of the Cosmos: NASA Turns Planet Data Into Music & Are We Alone in the Universe?

E292 - The Sound of the Cosmos: NASA Turns Planet Data Into Music & Are We Alone in the Universe?

Published: October 24, 2026

Duration: 36:13

What does Jupiter sound like? What if Saturn had a soundtrack? On this very special edition of Kalam Astro, host Alya Al-Nuaimi takes you on the most extraordinary sensory journey in the show's history — because today, we don't just talk about space. We listen to it.

NASA's space telescopes have been doing something remarkable: converting real, raw scientific data from the planets of our solar system — light waves, magnetic fields, radiation, gravitational ripples — into actual music. Not simulations. Not guesses. Real data, transformed into sound. Jupiter roars. Saturn hums. The cosmic web sings. And today, for the first...