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Stars Get Earworms Too, And The 'Songs' Could Tell Us Their History


The "music" of starquakes – enormous vibrations caused by bursting bubbles of gas that ripple throughout the bodies of many stars – can reveal far more information about the stars' histories and inner workings than scientists thought.

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