Space is a vast sea of deep black and even deeper cold. But not here in the Perseus Cluster, one of the largest structures in the known universe. Here lie thousands of galaxies, some large, some small, but all of them enveloped in a huge, churning "atmosphere" of superheated plasma that can sometimes reach 100 million degrees Celsius. The scale of the cosmic inferno staggers human imagination.
And yet the Perseus Cluster holds more mysteries. The center of the cluster appears to produce sound waves 57 octaves below middle C - perhaps the deepest note generated in the heavens. And a spike of intense X-rays has been discovered in the cluster that corresponds to no wavelength humanity has observed before. There are hints that this could translate into the first direct observation of dark matter.
I created this Mixcloud suite to reflect the immensity, enigma, and hellish fury of the Perseus Cluster. Listen in a dark room or at night with headphones for best results, and enjoy.
