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NASA has released a playlist of amazing sounds from space which includes various rocket launches. Pictured: Russia's Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft carrying the members of the International Space Station (ISS) expedition 59/60, NASA astronauts Christina Hammock Koch and Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin, blasts off to the ISS from the launch pad at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on March 14, 2019. KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images

NASA recently uploaded a new Soundcloud post that features a collection of extraordinary sounds from space collected by the agency through the years. The collection includes sounds gathered during NASA’s Saturn exploration, audio of Neil Armstrong, the sound of a rocket launching and even a recording of sounds meant to be heard by aliens.

According to the National Post, NASA has uploaded hundreds of diverse and fascinating tracks and podcasts on the sound-sharing platform. The sounds serve as an informal historical record of the numerous milestones of NASA and create an interesting avenue to know more about the American space agency. The tracks can be heard at NASA’s account on SoundCloud.

The playlist is a gem and includes a fascinating recording of the “Gold Records.” The sound came from the duplicate gold-plated copper disks that went into orbit with Voyagers 1 and 2 in 1977.

The Gold Records were done by a committee headed by cosmologist Carl Sagan and was designed to be listened to by advanced alien civilization that could detect the sounds. The record includes greetings in different languages and different sounds from Earth.

The playlist also features recorded sounds from the Apollo space shuttle missions, as well as podcasts that cover the science, history and even astronaut training of NASA. Various sounds of rockets launching can also be heard on the track.

The playlist is highly informative and sometimes weird, especially when one hears the recorded radio emissions of Saturn and its moon, Enceladus. The sound, described as “haunting,” was captured during the final orbit of NASA’s Cassini spacecraft that was launched in October 1997.

Some of the sounds recorded from space via NASA’s Robotic Operations Center include mysterious clicks and clangs which scientists (also in the playlist) try to explain. The sound of space exploration playlist is listed under Creative Commons license. This allows users to share and make use of the sounds as long as they give proper credit and are not used for any commercial purpose.

NASA regularly updates the playlist so make sure you’re subscribed to continue listening to the amazing sounds that come from space.

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