Science and Exploration

Star Sounds

By Keith Cowing
May 24, 2013
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Scientists have recorded the sound of three stars similar to our Sun using France’s Corot space telescope. A team writing in Science journal says the sounds have enabled them to get information about processes deep within stars for the first time. If you listen closely to the sounds of each star – by clicking on the media in this page – you’ll hear a regular repeating pattern.
These indicate that the entire star is pulsating.

Full story and sound files [Science article]
Scientists have recorded the sound of three stars similar to our Sun using France’s Corot space telescope. A team writing in Science journal says the sounds have enabled them to get information about processes deep within stars for the first time. If you listen closely to the sounds of each star – by clicking on the media in this page – you’ll hear a regular repeating pattern.
These indicate that the entire star is pulsating.

Full story and sound files [Science article]

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