Satellites Pinpoint Earth's Auroral Radio Chatter [News]

Monday, June 30, 2008 - 14:35 in Astronomy & Space

A study of radio chirps and whistles blasting from Earth's magnetic field--sounding a bit like the famous Star Wars droid R2-D2--may help astronomers devise new ways of searching for planets orbiting distant stars. [More]

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