The solar convection produces huge bubbles on the solar surface (larger than the state of Texas) that can be easily seen, and is called "granula- tion". The noise from the convection is then trapped and filtered inside the sun to produce the solar music. The sounds are coursing through the Sun's interior, causing the entire globe, or parts of it, to move in and out, slowly and rhythmically like the regular rise and fall of tides in. . The sun is a very noisy place, generating an inferred multi-frequency song comparable to cathedral bells To most of us, the sun seems to dangle in space silently without making so much as a peep. Nevertheless, "the sun is a very noisy place," said Scott McIntosh of the National Science Foundation. . What sound can teach us about our Sun? In this episode, we explore how NASA scientists translate electromagnetic waves from the Sun into sound, and even music. You are not hallucinating – that gray box really is singing the Star Wars Theme, or the ice cream truck song, or Chopin's Waltz. . The phenomenon of solar displays producing sounds can be attributed to various factors, each contributing to the auditory experience associated with these visual spectacles. Mechanical movement generating sound vibrations, 2.
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