An image of a treasure trove of galaxies taken by the Hubble space telescope is converted directly into sound. Time flows from left to right and the frequency of sound changes from bottom to top, so that objects near the bottom of the image are heard as the lowest tones. Compact galaxies and a few foreground stars create brief tones while elongated spiral galaxies produce longer notes that can change pitch. Listen for the greater number of galaxies near the center of the image (in the mid-frequency range) where they cluster around a massive elliptical galaxy. The entire cluster is known as RXC J0142.9+4438 and this image was taken by the Hubble Space Telescope on August 13, 2018. The cluster's enormous mass distorts spacetime and acts like a giant magnifying lens, giving us a closer (although distorted) view of galaxies that lie far beyond the cluster. Created by SYSTEM Sounds (Matt Russo/Andrew Santaguida) with NASA/Hubble: Listen to Part 2! and visit for more.