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Thursday, November 16, 2017

A powerful NASA video: Stunning images of Earth accompanied by Disturbed's cover of 'The Sound of Silence' - Vocalist David Draiman

Updated Oct 30Posted Oct 30

There's no doubt that our planet is beautiful, especially when you see it from space (if you need convincing, just click here to see the photo known as "The Blue Marble" taken by Apollo 17 astronauts on their way to the moon).

Since we first started seeing Earth from space in the 1960s, there have been countless wonderful images of the world taken by astronauts and satellites.

We can add one stunningly breathtaking video recently released by NASA to the mix.

From August through October this year, cosmonaut Sergey Ryazanskiy, of Russia, and astronauts Paolo Nespoli, of Italy, and Commander Randy Bresnik, of the United States, aboard the International Space Station compiled spectacular video of Earth from their low-earth orbit. The video includes sensational snippets of cities, deserts, oceans, islands, volcanoes, aurora and much more.

The images themselves are fantastic, but the space travelers' soundtrack choice -- heavy metal band Disturbed's haunting version of Paul Simon's "The Sound of Silence" -- results in a stirring presentation.

"Sharing the incomparable silent beauty of our planet with all our fellow travelers on this, our Spaceship Earth," wrote the astronauts.

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Disturbed’s - David Draiman “The Sound Of Silence” Soundtracks NASA's Video Aboard International Space Station Expedition 53

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Disturbed’s “The Sound Of Silence” Soundtracks NASA's Video Aboard International Space

NASA has released a video filmed aboard the International Space Station Expedition 53, set to the Disturbed’s “The Sound Of Silence.” By David Draiman

The video was captured by astronauts Commander Randy Bresnik, Paolo Nespoli, and Sergey Ryazanskiy, and features footage of Earth and outer space from the space station at low-Earth orbit between August and October 2017. You can watch the video HERE or by streaming it via the player above.

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NASA made a music video set to 'The Sound of Silence,' and it's perfect - by David Draiman

Updated Nov 13Posted Nov 13

By Benjamin Raven

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NASA's Johnson Space Center put together to "The Sound of Silence," the Disturbed remix, mind you, and let's just say that it seems like the perfect pairing.

The U.S. space agency released "The Sound (& Visions) of Silence," which can be seen below:

The Sound (& Visions) of Silence

The video was compiled by astronauts Sergey Ryazanskiy, Paulo Nespoli and Randy Bresnik. Shots included in the video were said to be captured from the International Space Station while in low-Earth orbit from August to October 2017.

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"Sharing the incomparable silent beauty of our planet with all our fellow travelers on this, our Spaceship Earth. Our thanks to Mr. Paul Simon and Disturbed," NASA says in the video.

"Our thanks to all the people within the partnership of the International Space Station who show us daily what heights we can achieve together."

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Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Disturbed’s ‘Sound of Silence’ Soundtracks New NASA Video - Vocalist David Draiman

In space no one can hear you scream.October 27, 2017 11:10 AM

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By Scott T. Sterling

Disturbed’s GRAMMY-nominated version of Simon & Garfunkel’s 1964 classic, “Sound of Silence,” introduced new fans to the band’s music without chasing away too many of the diehard metalheads. And now, the track has gone even further, serving as the soundtrack to a new NASA video.

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The clip for “The Sound (& Visions) Of Silence” was filmed aboard the International Space Station during Expedition 53 by Commander Randy Bresnik and flight engineers Sergey Ryazanskiy and Paolo Nespoli. It features stunning footage of Earth and outer space from the space station’s orbit 250 miles above the planet.

Disturbed’s - David Draiman's version of “Sound of Silence” is from the band’s 2015 album, Immortalized, and was up for Best Rock Performance at this year’s Grammy ceremony, but lost the award to David Bowie’s “Blackstar.”

Watch the NASA video for “The Sound (& Visions) of Silence” below:

https://youtu.be/rgBKFEeXfww

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgBKFEeXfww

This Mesmerizing NASA Footage Set to a 'Sound of Silence' Cover Will Give You Chills - by David Draiman

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14 NOV 2017

The vast majority of humanity can only imagine what it's like to spend your days travelling around the planet and watching its changing clouds, landscapes, cities and lights from far, far above.

But we're lucky to live at a time when astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) can use the internet to readily share the beautiful things they see - for example, by creating a mind-blowing music video that's haunting and mesmerizing all at once.

NASA's Johnson Space Center has a very active social media presence, including their amazing YouTube channel which has brought us such hits as the fidget spinner in microgravity, liquid pingpong, and this hour-long festival of Earth in 4K.

But their latest video compilation of footage taken by current Expedition 53 members is truly something, not least thanks to their great choice of music.

Two years ago, American heavy metal band Disturbed released a dramatic, haunting cover of the classic Paul Simon piece The Sound of Silence, which quickly propelled up music charts and even earned them a Grammy nomination.

Now the NASA Johnson media team have outdone themselves by combining this beautiful music with stunning visuals captured from aboard the ISS, courtesy of Commander Randy Bresnik and flight engineers Sergey Ryazanskiy and Paolo Nespoli.

In the video, we get sweeping vistas from across our planet's surface, with brief glimpses of thunderstorms as seen from space, myriad city lights glittering in the night, and even auroras swirling across the skies.

The footage and photography was captured in low-earth orbit from August to October this year, making up just a small slice of the thousands of photosastronauts have taken while making a full orbit of our planet every 90 minutes.

The Sound of Silence is a lovely metaphorical choice as well, since we often associate space with being this vast vacuum where we can't hear any sound travelling. However, the reality for ISS astronauts isn't quite as silent.

As former NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman explained to Slate a few years ago, there are still noises when an astronaut steps outside the airlock of the ISS to perform a spacewalk.

"Mostly what you hear is the sound of the pumps and fans that circulate air and water through your suit," he said.

"It's not terribly annoying or anything, but it's not the silent lonely environment with no sound other than your own breathing like often depicted in the movies."

But you can still get an eerie experience of silence due to the vacuum surrounding the space station.

"[S]ound cannot travel in a vacuum so you do not hear things outside. When you drive a bolt or tap a piece of equipment with a tool, you don't hear a thing," said Reisman.

Certainly, for an astronaut hanging out in the cupola of the station, watching the planet below, Earth looks distant and very much silent.

"Sharing the incomparable silent beauty of our planet with all our fellow travelers on this, our Spaceship Earth," NASA Johnson writes in the video caption.

"Our thanks to all the people within the partnership of the International Space Station who show us daily what heights we can achieve together."