Plasmas
Make Noise!
When
particles with an electric charge (like
those in plasma) move around, they create
electromagnetic waves. These range from
radio waves to X-rays.
Low frequency plasma
waves can be turned into an audio signal
you can hear, just as a radio turns radio
waves into sound waves.
Click
below to hear space sounds from Earth
Sounds courtesy of Prof. Donald A. Gurnett,
University of Iowa
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