NASA Unleashes Space Data Across the Senses

Explore the cutting-edge techniques NASA employs to transform space data into multisensory experiences in this 40-minute SXSW 2021 conference talk. Discover how NASA experts are liberating cosmic data from traditional 2D imagery, enabling people to listen, feel, and virtually navigate through the cosmos using holograms and extended reality. Learn about the innovative methods used to convert telescope data, often capturing light invisible to the human eye, into various experiential modes. Gain insights into how these transformations make space exploration more accessible and inclusive across educational, entertainment, and research platforms. From experiencing the sounds surrounding the Milky Way's central black hole to walking through the debris of an exploded star in VR, uncover how the universe is being redesigned for universal access and appreciation.