'Earth chorus' video: NASA releases 'chorus' sounds emitted by Earth
Sounds emitted by the planet Earth have been beamed back by a NASA spacecraft.
Photographer: NASA
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Posted: 10/04/2012
NASA has released a sound that's out of this world.
Sounds emitted by the planet Earth were beamed back by a NASA spacecraft.
The sound is called a chorus.
NASA describes it as an electromagnetic phenomenon caused by plasma waves in Earth's radiation belts.
The space agency sent two probes into space in August to learn more about these emissions.
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