Sound waves reverberate through solar 'pipes'

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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 shows the waves in the corona from above. Courtesy of Youra Taroyan at Sheffield University.