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Team Records 'Music' from Stars
from the BBC News Online
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 ...you'll hear a regular repeating pattern. These indicate that the entire star is pulsating. You'll also note that the sound of one star is very slightly different to the other. That's because the sound they make depends on their age, size and chemical composition.
The technique, called "stellar seismology," is becoming increasingly popular among astronomers because the sounds give an indication of what is going on in the stars' interior.
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