Bursts of plasma, called chorus waves, ripple at the same frequency as human hearing. When converted to audio signals, their sharp notes mimic high-pitched bird calls. Researchers have captured such ...
Astronomers have heard bursts of radiation from space sharing similarities with birdsong, shedding more light on the decades-old mysterious phenomenon that could affect satellites. These strange waves ...
Chorus waves have hitherto been observed only in the near-Earth region. The so-called "chirping" waves, some of the strongest natural electromagnetic emissions in space, have been associated with ...