NASA has a fantastic new SoundCloud page that collects decades of audio from past and present missions into outer space. The collection includes everything from a clip of Apollo 13's infamous "Houston, we have a problem," transmission, to the lonely pings of unmanned craft spinning through space.
Here's a standout selection of haunting sounds from around the solar system:
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