• “TimeScapes 4K” by Tom Lowe

    TimeScapes is the debut film from award-winning cinematographer and director Tom Lowe. The film features stunning slow-motion and timelapse cinematography of the landscapes, people, and wildlife of the American South West. Lowe spent 2 years roaming the Southwest in

  • Sun hurled two bright CMEs into space, both non-Earthbound

    New region 1611 rotated into view on the east limb and produced a moderate M1.7 flare at 02:23 UTC and a type II radio sweep shortly after, on November 8, 2012. Flare generated bright coronal mass ejection (CME) in eastward direction which means that it would not

  • Active volcanoes in the world: October 31 – November 6, 2012

    New unrest has been noticed around 1 volcano, ongoing activity was reported for 9 volcanoes. This report covers active volcanoes in the world recorded from October 31 – November 6, 2012 based on Smithsonian/USGS criteria.New activity/unrest: | Kizimen, Eastern

  • STEREO satellites recorded 8 CME’s over two-day period

    The Sun produced a series of at least eight coronal mass ejections (CMEs) over a two-day period (November, 2-4, 2012). Some of them overlapped each other as the Sun burst some of them into space in a rapid-fire style. The series was taken by the STEREO Ahead spacecraft

  • Massive earthquake M 7.4 strikes Champerico, Guatemala

    Massive and deadly earthquake with recorded magnitude 7.4 hit Guatemala on November 7, 2012 at 16:35 UTC according to USGS. Epicenter was located 24 km (14 miles) S of Champerico, Guatemala and 61 km (37 miles) SSW of San Sebastian, Guatemala at

  • M 5.5 earthquake hit northern Iran

    Earthquake M 5.5 hit northern Iran on November 7, 2012 at 06:26:33 UTC according to USGS. The epicenter was located 40 km (24 miles) W of Ahar and 51 km (31 miles) NNE of Tabriz, Iran (38.472°N, 46.613°E), the same area that was struck by deadly M 6.3 earthquake

  • World Battleground video (1000 years of war in 5 minutes)

    This animation by youtube user kolomaire shows all important battles that took place over the last ten centuries. The sizes of the explosions and labels are proportional to the number of casualties.The music is “Ride Of The Valkyries” by Richard Wagner.Author