Sound waves reverberate through solar 'pipes' 2

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Description: For more information: http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn11635 Sound waves reverberate through loops in the Sun's outer atmosphere in response to explosions from down below, a new study reveals. The sound waves should help scientists understand the Sun's still mysterious outer atmosphere, or corona. This video gives a side view of the waves in the corona. Courtesy of Youra Taroyan at Sheffield University.