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Space and music have been blended together in a fantastic partnership between the US National Philharmonic Orchestra and NASA.

The result is a symphony about space named 'Cosmic Cycles'.

Images captured by the James Webb space telescope have inspired the work.

Meanwhile, composer Henry Dehlinger provided the music to accompany the visuals.

The piece unites music and science in a unique manner and is divided into seven cycles, starting with the Sun and moving onto the Earth, the Moon, the planets and the cosmos - including the Big Bang.

It combines the telescope images with additional footage of Earth from videos and photographs taken by astronauts.

These are mixed with fascinating visualisations of NASA's scientific data.

For Dehlinger and also Wade Sisler, from the Goddard Space Flight Center, the reason for the images' impact is due to the fact they're actually real, not AI generated.

NASA's stunning images weren't the only source of inspiration for the work.

Dehlinger even chose to incorporate the unique and bizarre sound of a black hole, using a synthesiser.

And it's an incredibly spooky, eerie sound."

Although the live premiere took place last month, it's available to any member of the public via NASA's website, as long as you're on planet Earth.

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