Sounds of the Cosmos: The Milky Way
Explore the Milky Way through music and science. Discover stars, satellite galaxies, our supermassive black hole and what the future could hold for our galaxy.
What lies at the heart of the Milky Way, and what might happen to our galaxy in the distant future?
In this chapter of Sounds of the Cosmos, Professor Paul Crowther explores the Milky Way and some of the objects and galaxies that surround it.
Discover the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy, learn about the smaller satellite galaxies that orbit the Milky Way and explore what could happen when the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxy encounter each other billions of years from now.
The science is accompanied by Gustav Holst’s The Planets and striking images of space captured by European Southern Observatory telescopes and NASA spacecraft.
Credits
- Researcher: Professor Paul Crowther (Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Sheffield)
- Music Performed By: Sheffield Rep Orchestra
- Visuals By: Human Studio
- Part of Festival of the Mind 2014