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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Jaymelouise Hudspith & Ryan Fahey

Mysterious 'heartbeat' solar flare coming from thousands of miles above the sun's surface

Scientists are stumped after detecting mysterious signals that sound just like "heartbeats" thousands of miles above the sun's molten surface.

Researchers believe the beats - which repeat between every 10 to 20 seconds - could help us better understand the most-powerful explosions in the solar system.

Experts led by the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) detected the signal at about 3,106 above the star's surface.

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