Asteroseismology uses the natural oscillation modes of stars to

study their interiors. The wonderfully precise measurements by NASA’s

Kepler and TESS missions are ideal data sources for the technique. These

space telescopes have been monitoring the brightness of hundreds of

thousands of stars, with the main goal of discovering extra-solar planets

as they transit their parent stars.  At the same time, observations of

stellar oscillations have led to a revolution in asteroseismology. I will

discuss some of the key results, including the use of gravity modes to

probe the cores of red giant stars, the characterization of stars found to

host exoplanets, and the measurement of ages for young stellar

associations.

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