‘Sounds of Space’ from Antarctica feature in space simulation game
11 December, 2018
Amazing, natural, ‘sounds of space’, have been incorporated into the new exploration gameplay in Elite Dangerous
Halley VLF receiver, Halley VI, Brunt Ice Shelf, Caird Coast
- Position
- Lat. 75°34'5"S, Long. 25°30'30"W
The Halley VLF receiver listens to very-low frequency radio waves as part of a network of receivers located all over the polar regions. The data gathered by this network is used by more than 35 institutions around the world to:
- record and map, in real-time, lightning strikes around the world
- use the upper atmosphere as a gigantic energetic particle detector to find out about interactions between our atmosphere and particles from the solar wind
- listen to powerful VLF communication transmitters located in mainland USA, Hawaii, Europe (including the Lake District) and study changes caused by solar flare, solar eclipses and explosions on other stars
- record and analyse whistling tones originating from lightning in America – this inputs into space weather models used to protect satellites from the harsh radiation environment of space
Documentary follows BBC’s Peter Gibbs back to the ice
29 April, 2016
BBC Horizon documentary ‘Ice Station Antarctica’ to be broadcast on Wednesday 4 May at 8pm, BBC2.
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‘Sounds of Space’
Using a Very Low Frequency receiver at Halley Research Station we can pick up radio waves made by our planet. We use these waves to investigate the science of space …