A disturbing sonic representation of the Earth's magnetic field can be heard in an audio track released by the European Space Agency.
Earth's magnetic field is generated by superheated, swirling liquid iron in the planet's core, which keeps life on the surface safe from a barrage of Cosmic Radiation and charged particles. Sometimes we can see these interactions as green-blue Aurora, but it's not usually something that can be heard.
The Earth's magnetic signals are being measured by a team from the Technical University of Danes. A clash with particles from a solar flare is depicted in the result.
The International Space Station has astronauts on it.
The audio can be heard online, but it was designed to be experienced via a sound system consisting of over 30 loudspeakers dug into the ground.
The team used data from the Swarm satellites and other sources to manipulate and control a sonic representation of the core field.
The sound of Earth's magnetic field is accompanied by a representation of a storm that occurred in November of 2011.
Sounds suggestive of an earthquake can be heard from the magnetic signals that pass through the mantle, crust and oceans.
The data sonification project is available for visitors to listen to.
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