The sun has become more and more active over the last 16 years, in a turn that surprised scientists and could affect space ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, researchers have detected the “sound” of a black hole being kicked through space, captured ...

To study the sun, scientists use a specialized telescope called a coronagraph. This instrument mimics a solar eclipse by ...

Our universe is filled with floating nebulae, spinning planets and black holes. But if we closed our eyes and listened, what would these celestial objects sound like? Would we hear a faint whoosh? Or ...

Most places on Earth have seasons because our planet is on a tilt as it orbits the sun. But our star also has its own version ...

A new sunspot emerging over the eastern limb of the sun is putting on an explosive show and it's heading our way. Sunspot region 4136 was recently captured crackling with dozens of magnetic explosions ...

Whether you remember it from high school physics, or from your favorite Signorney Weaver sci-fi movie, we all know that sound doesn't travel in space. This is due to it being a vacuum -- a vast ...

What happens when you hurl molecules faster than sound through a vacuum chamber nearly as cold as space itself? At the ...

Robert Alexander is a data sonification specialist, which means that his job is, essentially, to convert data into sounds. Alexander takes collections of flat, static numbers -- stock price variations ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. At the start of my career, I used to do acoustic testing in an anechoic chamber where sound ...