NASA scientists listen to data
Friday, September 5, 2014 - 06:30
in Earth & Climate
Robert Alexander spends parts of his day listening to a soft white noise, similar to water falling on the outside of a house during a rainstorm. Every once in a while, he hears an anomalous sound and marks the corresponding time in the audio file. Alexander is listening to the sun's magnetic field and marking potential areas of interest. After only ten minutes, he has listened to one month's worth of data.