Tuesday, June 5, 2007

Sound Waves and the Sun's Magnetic Field

Sound Waves Found to Travel Along Sun's Magnetic Field (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - HONOLULU-Sound waves can hitch a ride along magnetic fountains that shoot out from inside the Sun and help to heat up the solar atmosphere, according to a new study presented here at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society. 

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