French astronomers are using data recorded by the Corot space telescope to listen to stars.
Asteroseismology [AKA stellar seismology] studies the internal structure of pulsating stars by the interpretation of their frequency spectra.
Different stars produce different sounds based on a number of factors, including their age, size and chemical composition. Similar to the way scientists have turned raw earthquake data into sound through audification, astronomers are making breakthroughs in the understanding of the various processes deep within stars by listening to their patterns.
More info + listen to the sounds of the Sun - HD49933 + HD181420: BBC News.
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Saturday, October 25, 2008
Stellar Seismology Star Sounds
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amazing. i had an epiphany of this sort once, about the rocks in space,the sounds reflected from them,and why its possible , and im not even a scientist.
ReplyDeletei feel so strange to read about stuff i dreamed up, causes me to fell less.... out of this world.
i think im going to cry now... you post great stuff, they crush me ,but they're definitely interesting .
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