One year and three trips around the Sun later, NASA's Parker Solar Probe heard some weird, sci-fi sounds from plasma within the solar wind -- and those sounds may answer unanswered questions about how the wind forms.

Parker Solar Probe - Whistler Mode Waves 2

Parker Solar Probe - Whistler Mode Waves 1

Parker Solar Probe - Langmuir Waves

Parker Solar Probe - Dispersive Chirping Waves 2

Parker Solar Probe - Dispersive Chirping Waves 1

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