In the (convection) zone: Astronomers eavesdrop on stars' innate "twinkle"
"Convection within stars is similar to the process that fuels thunderstorms."
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"Convection within stars is similar to the process that fuels thunderstorms."
Northwestern researchers have created the world's first audio simulation of twinkling stars. They did this by converting simulations of gas waves produced
New models reveal how convection in a star’s core generates waves that change its light — and how they might sound if we could hear them.
Northwestern researchers developed the first 3D simulations of energy rippling from a massive star’s core to its outer surface. Using these new models, the researchers determined, for the first time, how much stars should innately twinkle.
Northwestern University researchers simulated what twinkling stars could sound like to help study the inner workings of the glittering celestial bodies.