Listen To The Eerie Plasma Recording By Voyager 1 As It Crossed The Bow Shock Of Jupiter

Listen To The Eerie Plasma Recording By Voyager 1 As It Crossed The Bow Shock Of Jupiter

It's not Holst’s "The Planets" suite, but it is certainly the music of the spheres.

Voyager 1 Recorded Mysterious Sound Waves as It Crossed Jupiter’s Magnetosphere

When NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft sailed past Jupiter in 1979, it recorded a stunning and unusual phenomenon—plasma waves as it crossed the planet’s bow shock. This haunting sound, captured 46 years ago, is a striking reminder of the vast and mysterious world that lies at the heart of our solar system. The recording, which is not quite Holst’s The Planets suite but certainly close to the “music of the spheres,” provides an unprecedented glimpse i…