Nabokov's Notebook

Nabokov's Notebook A blog about the science in art and the art in science.
"I discovered in nature the nonutilitarian delights that I sought in art. Both were a form of magic, both were a game of intricate enchantment and deception." -Vladimir Nabokov (Writer, Lepidopterist.)

[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.] Saturn

NASA sent its spacecraft Cassini to Saturn in 2002 with a radio and a plasma wave instrument. With these, the craft captured radio emissions that are shifted down to an audible frequency here for your listening pleasure. And trust me, it is a pleasure. 

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