Unexplained sounds detected in Earth's stratosphere perplex scientists
TL;DR
Scientists from Sandia National Laboratories launched solar-powered balloons carrying microphones to the stratosphere, a region of Earth's atmosphere around 31 miles above the planet. The microphones detected strange sounds that repeat a few times per hour, which have yet to be identified. The sounds were recorded in the infrasound range, meaning they were at frequencies of 20 hertz and lower, well below the range of the human ear. The team's research will be presented at the 184th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America.
Topics:healthscience#earths-atmosphere#infrasound-signals#sandia-national-laboratories#science#scientific-research#solar-powered-balloons
- Strange sounds recorded high in Earth's atmosphere have scientists baffled Space.com
- Mysterious rumblings were recorded in Earth’s stratosphere CNN
- Mysterious sounds in stratosphere can't be traced to any known source New Scientist
- Balloons detect mysterious sounds in Earth’s stratosphere The Washington Post
- Earthquake-detecting “Trash Bag” Balloons Could Tell Us the Secrets of Venus Inverse
Want the full story? Read the original reporting
Read on Space.com