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Volunteers Discover Rare Space Weather Events Using Their Ears
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Volunteers Discover Rare Space Weather Events Using Their Ears

NASA's Heliophysics Audified: Resonances in Plasmas (HARP) project engaged volunteers to analyze plasma waves by translating magnetic field data into sound. Unexpectedly, they discovered lower pitches near Earth and higher pitches farther away, challenging existing theories. This anomaly will enhance understanding of geomagnetic storms, with findings published in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences.