A musician composes a solar soundtrack
Robert Alexander converts solar data into sound, revealing hidden messages from our star
FLARING OUT The sun unleashed a long filament of plasma into space on August 31, 2012. Data form these eruptions can be converted into sound.
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Before tuning in to the rhythms of the sun, Robert Alexander (left) watched dancers’ movements and translated them into music.