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What Does a ‘Twinkling’ Star Sound Like? Take a Listen.

Many people know that stars appear to twinkle because our atmosphere bends starlight as it travels to Earth. But stars also have an innate “twinkle” — caused by rippling waves of gas on their surfaces ...
Newsweek

‘Sound Pretty Horrible’: Scientists Simulate Sound of a Star’s Twinkle

What does a star's twinkle actually sound like? When we look up the night sky, the largest stars appear to flicker. Most of the twinkling we can see with the naked eye is caused by the bending of ...
NPR

What does a black hole sound like? NASA has an answer

For the first time in history, earthlings can hear what a black hole sounds like: a low-pitched groaning, as if a very creaky heavy door was being opened again and again. NASA released a 35-second ...
Smithsonian Magazine

We Can Hear Silence Like a Sound, Scientists Say

Scientists have long debated how we perceive the absence of sound waves hitting our ears. DrPixel via Getty Images From the roar of a crowd to the quiet of a library, sound and silence might seem like ...