Our universe is a wild and wonderful place. HOST PADI BOYD: This is NASA’s Curious Universe. And that crescendo with all of these little beeps, and boops going on is essentially all of the area around the supermassive black hole at the very center of our Milky Way galaxy.Īnd it’s incredible to be able to hear it because it feels so much more powerful to be able to hear that data versus just looking at it. When you hear it, there’s this incredible crescendo over on the right side of the data set. It’s this rich field, about 400 light years across of the very core of our Milky Way galaxy. So the very first time we worked on the center of our Milky Way galaxy, it just sort of blew my mind, the very first listen through of this piece was incredible. But how does a bunch of intergalactic information become a vibrant photograph? And what else can we see, feel, and hear from that data? Scientists Kenneth Carpenter, Kimberly Arcand, and Denna Lambert help us translate the universe. You’ve probably seen beautiful images of space taken from telescopes around the world and out in orbit. Fly over the Antarctic tundra, explore faraway styrofoam planets, and journey deep into our solar system. Join NASA astronauts, scientists and engineers on a new adventure each week - all you need is your curiosity.
Season 3, Episode 3: “Interpreting our Universe”
