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NASA scientists resynthesize black hole pressure waves to hear sound

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A black hole at the center of the Perseus Galaxy sends out pressure waves that can be translated into a note. NBC News’ Harry Smith is joined by Erin Kara, an assistant physics professor from MIT, to discuss how scientists at NASA resynthesized those notes to allow humans to hear the sound of the phenomenon.