Northwestern researchers have created the world's first audio simulation of twinkling stars.
They did this by converting simulations of gas waves produced inside stars into sound waves.
They then converted these heat-produced waves into sound waves — a process known as sonification — to produce an "eerily fascinating" recreation of what this flickering phenomenon should sound like.
"I think we were expecting it to sound unpleasant, but we were surprised by the sounds we heard!"
Anders explained to Insider that many types of waves produce inherent twinkling in stars (the field of asteroseismology is dedicated to observing them).
Persons:
Anders, Evan Anders, Twinkle, Gustav Holst's
Organizations:
Northwestern, Service, Northwestern University, Astronomy
Locations:
Wall, Silicon