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    http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2007...-recordin.html

    Moogs in outer space! Well, almost. NASA recently published several audio recordings collected during the Cassini-Huygens space probe's exploration of the Saturnian system, and it couldn’t sound more like a theremin-laden soundtrack to a 2001: A Space Odyssey sequel. (And yes we know there’s already a sequel, but we mean a good sequel. Sorry, Roy Scheider. We loved you on SeaQuest DSV.). Saturn is a source of intense radio emissions that are generated along with the auroras of the planet's poles -- similar to Earth's northern and southern lights.

    The eerie whistling, epic whooshing and warbling echoes collected by the probe's instruments sound as though they could have been lifted directly from '50s sci-fi classics like Plan 9 From Outer Space or Forbidden Planet.

    Here’s a rundown of a few of the spooky recordings, all available for your listening pleasure on the NASA site:

    * A 2005 flyby of Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, captured the sound of powerful ion cyclotron waves (organized fluctuations in the magnetic field), providing data about what ions were present in the atmosphere.

    * Radar echoes picked up as the probe descended onto an increase in pitch and intensity as the satellite neared the Saturnian moon, hinting at the nature and composition of its surface.

    * Sound samples recorded by Huygen's microphones during that descent were pieced together in a lab to create an audio reproduction of what a traveler would have heard while hurtling through an’s atmosphere.

    Here's where you can hear the sounds:

    http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/sounds/

    The site might take awhile to load, but it's very fascinating. The last two are kinda eerie while the first and third are kinda dull and the second is just weird.

    Also, this has reminded me of The "Wow" Signal, and I cannot seem to find audio of it. So if someone knows where I can find it, 'twould be much appreciated.

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    That's cool, but the audio link isn't working for me.

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    The Timeless One Leetonidas's Avatar
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    That's cool, but the audio link isn't working for me.
    I know, it took forever for it to load for me but it was definitely interesting.

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    Got the page to load now... It's interesting, creepy, etc, but it sounds like the old Nintendo

    Edit: nevermind, that was the "alien winds descent radar" I was listening to. The other ones sound more like what I was expecting.

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    mixtape yo...

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    The 2nd one sounded like a motorcyle speeding up.

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