Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 36 minutes ago
Wobbling stars and distant worlds – in this episode of Expedition Sound, we leave the planets of our Solar System behind and venture out into our home galaxy to explore the stars and exoplanets in the Milky Way galaxy. Through the sonification of so-called starquakes observed by the European Space Agency’s Gaia space telescope, we explore what we can learn from listening to the heartbeat of stars and how astronomers uncover clues about their age, structure and life story.
We hear from Sarah Kane, a PhD student at the University of Cambridge, who studies stars using data from ESA's Gaia mission. Sarah shares how starquakes can help astronomers learn about the evolution of stars and reflects on her experiences doing astronomical research as a scientist with a visual impairment.
We also meet Maximilian Günther, Project Scientist for ESA's upcoming Plato mission, to explore what we can learn from studying exoplanets and how missions such as Gaia and Plato are helping us piece together the story of worlds so far from our own.
Hosted by Zsófi Szalavári
Check out the sonification by ESA/Gaia/DPAC, Joey Mombarg here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2022/06/Gaia_sees_starquakes
Learn more about ESA’s Gaia mission: https://www.esa.int/Gaia
Learn more about ESA’s Plato mission: https://www.esa.int/Plato
Original theme music produced by Marci Szalavári (soundcloud.com/septrone-hd).
Read more about the podcast here: https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Expedition_Sound_podcast_series
Credit: ESA - European Space Agency
We are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.
Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_conditions_of_use_of_images_and_videos_available_on_the_esa_website
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Wobbling stars and distant worlds – in this episode of Expedition Sound, we leave the planets of our Solar System behind and venture out into our home galaxy to explore the stars and exoplanets in the Milky Way galaxy. Through the sonification of so-called starquakes observed by the European Space Agency’s Gaia space telescope, we explore what we can learn from listening to the heartbeat of stars and how astronomers uncover clues about their age, structure and life story.
We hear from Sarah Kane, a PhD student at the University of Cambridge, who studies stars using data from ESA's Gaia mission. Sarah shares how starquakes can help astronomers learn about the evolution of stars and reflects on her experiences doing astronomical research as a scientist with a visual impairment.
We also meet Maximilian Günther, Project Scientist for ESA's upcoming Plato mission, to explore what we can learn from studying exoplanets and how missions such as Gaia and Plato are helping us piece together the story of worlds so far from our own.
Hosted by Zsófi Szalavári
Check out the sonification by ESA/Gaia/DPAC, Joey Mombarg here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2022/06/Gaia_sees_starquakes
Learn more about ESA’s Gaia mission: https://www.esa.int/Gaia
Learn more about ESA’s Plato mission: https://www.esa.int/Plato
Original theme music produced by Marci Szalavári (soundcloud.com/septrone-hd).
Read more about the podcast here: https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Expedition_Sound_podcast_series
Credit: ESA - European Space Agency
We are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.
Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_conditions_of_use_of_images_and_videos_available_on_the_esa_website
#esa #science #podcast #esa #science
