In a unique tribute, ESA transmitted the Blue Danube Waltz into deep space to celebrate its 50th anniversary, merging art and science in a stellar cultural milestone. The post ESA Sends The Blue ...

Austrian composer Johann Strauss II's "The Blue Danube" has, for many people, been synonymous with space travel since it was used in Stanley Kubrick's 1968 sci-fi film classic "2001: A Space Odyssey".

A performance of the masterpiece will be transmitted into space on Saturday. The waltz has been associated with space travel since its inclusion in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey.

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 it's performed by the Vienna ...

The Vienna Symphony Orchestra has broadcast Strauss II’s famous waltz ‘The Beautiful Blue Danube’ into space, in celebration of the composer’s 200th anniversary. Johann Strauss II’s most famous piece, ...

Strauss recalled a poem by Karl Isidor Beck (1817-79). Each stanza ends with the line: ‘By the Danube, beautiful blue Danube’. It gave him the inspiration and the title for his new work – although the ...

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 it's performed by the Vienna ...

Like no other waltz by Strauss junior, "The Blue Danube" evokes the elegance of 19th-century imperial Vienna, which lives on in the city's roaring ball season. ...

The Blue Danube evokes the elegance of 19th-century imperial Vienna, which lives on in the city’s roaring ball season. For Norbert Kettner, director of the Vienna tourist board, the Danube waltz is a ...

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 it's performed by the Vienna ...

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 it's performed by the Vienna ...