August 31, 2010

Distant Star's Sound Waves Reveal Cycle Similar to the Sun's

ScienceDaily for August 27, 2010 reported on sound waves from a distant star.

In a bid to unlock longstanding mysteries of the Sun, including the impacts on Earth of its 11-year cycle, an international team of scientists has successfully probed a distant star. By monitoring the star's sound waves, the team has observed a magnetic cycle analogous to the Sun's solar cycle.