ESA’s big radio antenna in Spain, part of the space agency’s deep-space network, will do the honors. The dish will be pointed in the direction of Voyager 1 so the “Blue Danube” heads that way. “Music ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Strauss’ “Blue Danube” is heading into space this month to mark the 200th anniversary of the waltz king's birth.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Strauss’ “Blue Danube” is heading into space this month to mark the 200th anniversary of the waltz king's birth.

The "Blue Danube" broadcast is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the ESA's creation, as well as 200 years since Strauss' birth. The waltz was notably absent when NASA launched 27 pieces of music ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Strauss’ “Blue Danube” is heading into space this month to mark the 200th anniversary of the waltz king's birth. The classical piece will be beamed into the cosmos ...

Johann Strauss II's iconic orchestral waltz The Blue Danube, once the sonic backdrop for both Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey and the Netflix. Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT.

Members of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra perform "The Blue Danube" waltz as it is transmitted into deep space towards Voyager 1. in Vienna, Austria, on Saturday, May 31, 2025.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Strauss' "Blue Danube" is heading into space this month to mark the 200th anniversary of the waltz king's birth. The classical piece will be beamed into the cosmos as ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Strauss’ “Blue Danube” is heading into space this month to mark the 200th anniversary of the waltz king’s birth. The classical piece will be beamed into the ...

"The Blue Danube" transmission will be moving so fast it will reach the Voyager probe in about 23 hours. From there, the iconic space theme will keep going on and on and on into the cosmos.

On Saturday, the Vienna Symphony Orchestra will perform the piece live, while a radio antenna in Spain beams the music out. The "Blue Danube" broadcast is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the ...