Sunspots disturb the periodic oscillations of the sun, but it's not bad for us. A coronal mass ejection or a solar flare does not give the same signal in the periodicity of the quakes. I am going to try and find... Let's try and see if she can do a lightning round. Here we are. We have lightning four questions. They said it couldn't be done. Hey, I'm quaking my microphone right now. Okay, so let me tighten all those up. So, what role do they play in all of this? Oh, well, their role has been described as 'not very much' But you haven't mentioned
What is a starquake? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Matt Kirshen explore asteroseismology, the sun, and what’s happening on the insides of stars with astrophysicist Conny Aerts.
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