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Stellar Vibrations (3 of 5)

Caption: Illustration of a stellar global oscillation shaking the whole star interior and thus carrying information on it. Yellow refers to maximum temperature variations due to oscillation. This illustration relates to an article that appeared in the Oct. 24, 2008, issue of Science , published by AAAS. The study, by Dr. Eric Michel and colleagues at CNRS in Meudon, France was titled "CoRoT Measures Solar-Like Oscillations and Granulation in Stars Hotter than the Sun."

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