Looking Up - 03 May 23 You too can be a scientist

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You too can be a scientist, and participate in a sonification experiment. Human ears are very good at detecting patterns, and NASA needs volunteers to help find patterns in data, representing the magnetic dance between the Sun and the Earth.
Go to this site:
https://listen.spacescience.org/

3 May 2023 English South Africa Places & Travel

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