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The Hundred Million Mile Pipe Organ

Posted by kdawson on from the louder-than-yours dept.

jd writes "Scientists have announced that the gigantic coils of plasma in the solar atmosphere, known as coronal loops, actually carry sound waves much like a pipe organ. Micro-flares on the surface of the sun create powerful blasts of charged particles, which are then guided through the coronal loops, creating the standing waves. Sheffield University is hosting movies and audio recordings of the sun's performance."

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  1. University of Sheffield by sdaug · · Score: 3, Informative

    The correct name is The University of Sheffield, not Sheffield University.

  2. space sound recordings by jovius · · Score: 4, Informative

    There exists a wonderful collection of elecromagnetic waves made audible called "NASA space probe recordings" and "Symphonies of the Planets". The latter has five volumes total. They raised the frequencies of the voyager space craft recordings of the interplanetary magnetic and electric fields to audible range and released the resulting darkish ambient soundscapes.