What is Audio Universe?
We require powerful telescopes to see most of the light-emitting objects in the Universe. Most of that light is not even visible to the human eye. Using senses in addition to sight, such as listening, can enable us to explore and appreciate more accurately features in astronomical data. Additionally, this avenue of multi-sensory research and communication is more accessible to those who are blind or vision impaired (BVI). By representing objects or phenomena through sound, we hope to make new scientific discoveries and to increase accessibility in astronomy. Audio Universe is a collection of tools and resources for scientists (of all levels), for the general public and for educators to help accomplish just that. It is brought to you by researchers in collaboration with several partners, including members of the BVI community.
Audio Universe: Tour of the Solar System
Experience the Solar System like never before - by traveling on a spacecraft that can turn the objects in space into sound! This is our first show making use of our new sonification code.
Goals
Research
We aim to help researchers uncover new insights in astronomical data by developing multi-sensory tools and methods. By using sound as well as visuals opens up huge potential to make new discoveries.
Outreach and Education
We aim to bring the wonders of the Universe to people at all levels in an accessible and engaging way, by developing multi-sensory outreach and educational resources.
Accessibility
For both our Research and our Outreach & Education work we have an underlying aim to bring the wonders of the Universe to people at all levels (from school pupils to academics) in an accessible way, with a focus for those who are blind, are visually impaired or have low vision.