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  2. Chinese scientist hears 'knocking sound' in space - AOL

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    In space, no one can hear you scream -- but you may hear a knock. ... Chinese scientist hears 'knocking sound' in space. Anna Iovine. Updated December 2, 2016 at 10:28 AM. ... We may never know ...

  3. Cosmic noise - Wikipedia

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    Cosmic noise, also known as galactic radio noise, is a physical phenomenon derived from outside of the Earth's atmosphere.It is not actually sound, and it can be detected through a radio receiver, which is an electronic device that receives radio waves and converts the information given by them to an audible form.

  4. Contents of the Voyager Golden Record - Wikipedia

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    Included are natural sounds (including some made by animals), musical selections from different cultures and eras, spoken greetings in 59 languages, [1] [2] human sounds like footsteps and laughter, [3] and printed messages from President Jimmy Carter and U.N. Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim.

  5. Spatial music - Wikipedia

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    Spatial music is composed music that intentionally exploits sound localization.Though present in Western music from biblical times in the form of the antiphon, as a component specific to new musical techniques the concept of spatial music (Raummusik, usually translated as "space music") was introduced as early as 1928 in Germany.

  6. Eerie bird sounds are coming from space – and astronomers ...

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    Energy waves behind the chirping sound thought to play key role in formation of pulsating auroras Eerie bird sounds are coming from space – and astronomers finally understand why Skip to main ...

  7. Physics and Star Wars - Wikipedia

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    Astrophysicist and Star Wars fan Dave Mosher covers the film's events in a 10,000 word essay. His first argument is the Death Star explosion resulting from the rebel attack on its nuclear reactor, the whole space station would be reduced to a large number of fine metallic pieces raining down on Endor.

  8. 3D sound localization - Wikipedia

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    Sound localization technology is used in some audio and acoustics fields, such as hearing aids, surveillance [1] and navigation. Existing real-time passive sound localization systems are mainly based on the time-difference-of-arrival approach, limiting sound localization to two-dimensional space, and are not practical in noisy conditions.

  9. Musical instrument - Wikipedia

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    A musical instrument is used to make musical sounds. Once humans moved from making sounds with their bodies — for example, by clapping—to using objects to create music from sounds, musical instruments were born. [1] Primitive instruments were probably designed to emulate natural sounds, and their purpose was ritual rather than entertainment ...