Gap Fill - Sun's Sounds - Level 2

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Have you ever thought about the Sun sounds like? Scientists from the European Space Agency and NASA studied 20 of to try to listen to the Sun. They say the Sun produces a like a low, deep "". The scientists used a special to measure vibrations from the Sun. They then changed these into different sounds. The scientists will use these to find out what is happening the Sun. They will understand more about flares, chemical reactions and other that happen inside the Sun.

The scientists explained they created the sounds. Researchers turned from space agencies into a "". Dr Alex Young said: "We don't have ways to look inside the Sun...so using a or the Sun's vibrations allows us to see inside of it." Dr Young continued: "Waves are travelling and bouncing around inside the Sun, and if your were sensitive enough, they could see this." He added: "We are finally starting to understand the of the Sun and the complexity. That simple sound is giving us a inside a star. I think that's a pretty cool ."

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