I found an absolutely fascinating article today. Researchers at Stanford determined a fairly straightforward method of predicting solar sunspots and thereby solar flares and mass ejections. Why is this important, you ask? Well, solar flares are a key factor in a lot of electronic interference and can cause problems with cell phones, computers, etc. Being able to predict them, though a minor move forward in knowledge of the universe is both a fascinating scientific discovery and a bit of knowledge with some very practical (and potentially profitable) applications.
Scientists Can Predict Sunspots by Listening to Sound Waves
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