What’s Up for March 2013

What’s Up for March 2013

The first of this year’s two potential bright comets is visible for those who can see low on the western horizon and find out which spacecraft is on a 10-year mission to catch up with another comet.Credit: JPL

Very strong earthquake M 6.9 struck Kuril Islands

Very strong earthquake M 6.9 struck Kuril Islands

Very strong earthquake M 6.9 hit Kuril islands, Russia on February 28, 2013 at 14:05:51 UTC. Epicenter was located 90 km (56 miles) ENE (71°) from Severo-Kuril’sk, Kuril Islands and 248 km (154 miles) SSW (202°) from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia at epicenter

Active volcanoes in the world: February 20 – February 26, 2013

Active volcanoes in the world: February 20 – February 26, 2013

This week, 8 volcanoes were noticed to have new activity, whereas ongoing activity was reported for 9 volcanoes. This report covers active volcanoes in the world recorded from February 20 – February 26, 2013 based on Smithsonian/USGS criteria.New

Shallow M 6.1 earthquake struck Vanuatu

Shallow M 6.1 earthquake struck Vanuatu

Strong and shallow earthquake measuring M 6.1 struck island nation Vanuatu on February 28, 2013 at 03:09 UTC. The epicenter was located 104 km (64 miles) W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu and 248 km (154 miles) S of Luganville, Vanuatu at coordinates 17.771°S, 167.341°E.

Future tech – Tattoos for electronic telepathy and psychokinesis

Future tech – Tattoos for electronic telepathy and psychokinesis

Researchers are now working on wireless flexible electronics as thin as human hair, that can read brain activity. Such devices, they claim, will enable humans to control machines and communicates just by thoughts. By using award-winning technology epidermal

Aquarius satellite: One year observing the salty seas

Aquarius satellite: One year observing the salty seas

Launched on June 10, 2011, aboard the Argentine spacecraft Aquarius/Satélite de Aplicaciones Científicas (SAC)-D, Aquarius is NASA’s first satellite instrument specifically built to study the salt content of ocean surface waters.Salinity variations, one of the