Good Vibrations from the Dawn of Time

Soundcheck | Jun 1, 2010

According to University of Virginia astronomy professor Mark Whittle, the big bang made a big sound when it spawned the billions of stars and galaxies that make up our universe – a sound that’s still reverberating 13.7 billion years later.

Whittle joins us to talk about the science of cosmic acoustics, and to share samples of the noises that soundtracked the beginning of time.

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