• Russian scientists mock U.S. radar theory on Mars probe

    The theory that Russia’s Mars mission failed due to a U.S. radar is extremely “exotic,” Russian scientists said on Tuesday. Phobos-Grunt, Russia’s most ambitious planetary mission in decades, was launched on November 9 but it was lost due to a propulsion failure and

  • East Antarctic rifting triggers uplift of the Gamburtsev Mountains

    Gamburtsev Mountains (East Antarctic) are the most unique of all mounatins on Earth because they lie below the surface of the Earth! Valleys dotted with an interconnected lake system and a sheet of Antarctic ice is without doubt the most peculiar mountain system ever

  • New study shows humans were hunting fish 42,000 years ago

    Fish hooks and fishbones dating back 42,000 years found in a cave in East Timor suggest that humans were capable of skilled, deep-sea fishing 30,000 years earlier than previously thought, researchers in Australia and Japan said in Friday’s issue of the journal

  • New sunspot regions turning earthwards

    A very long in duration C6.4 event was detected around Sunspot 1402 in the northeast quadrant. A Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) was produced, but is directed to the north and east. Most of the magnetic activity in this event appears to be above the actual

  • Increased activity at 25 volcanoes in Indonesia

    Twenty-five volcanoes in Indonesia have been put in alert or watch status. Mount Marapi and Mount Talang in West Sumatra are still under alert status.  Mount Marapi is located in Agam and Tanahdatar districts and rises 2891 meters above sea level and Mount Talang

  • Phobos-Grunt probe crashed in south Pacific

    The Phobos-Grunt re-entry story is finally over. According to Russian news reports a failed probe crashed over the Pacific Ocean. Latest reports indicate that Phobos-Grunt spacecraft fell around 17:45 UTC on January 15 slamming into the atmosphere over a stretch of

  • Phobos-Grunt reentry – A quick guide for skywatchers

    Before you start to use any of satellite tracking applications make sure that the computer clock is correct and the time zone is compatible with your Region. The latest Phobos-Grunt orbit data is here. Below are some important data.USSPACECOM Catalog