SDO’s 2013 solar spring eclipse season has begun

SDO’s 2013 solar spring eclipse season has begun

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) has eclipse seasons twice a year near each equinox. Earth passes directly between the Sun and produces a series of eclipses from the point of view of the spacecraft.The first eclipse of the SDO Spring 2013 Eclipse Season

Tungurahua, Ecuador – increase in seismic activity reported

Tungurahua, Ecuador – increase in seismic activity reported

Increase in seismic activity is being reported at Ecuadorian volcano Tungurahua, comparable to that of December 2012, when the volcano had erupted with ash plume of over 7 km. Activity at Tungurahua had slowed down ever since but again on February 25 and 27, five

Dangerous M 5.5 earthquake struck Yunnan Province, China

Dangerous M 5.5 earthquake struck Yunnan Province, China

Destructive and shallow earthquake with recorded magnitude of 5.5 (USGS) struck Yunnan, China on March 3, 2013 at 5:41 UTC. By preliminary report USGS measured depth of 32.8 km. EMSC reported 5.4 magnitude earthquake and depth of 60 km. The CENC has stated that

Unexpectedly low solar activity – Double peaked Solar Maximum suggested

Unexpectedly low solar activity – Double peaked Solar Maximum suggested

2013 was supposed to be the year of Solar Max, the peak of the 11-year sunspot cycle yet now that it has arrived solar activity is relatively low. Sunspot numbers are well below their values in 2011, and strong solar flares have been infrequent for many months. There

Two strong earthquakes M 6.5 hit Kuril Islands

Two strong earthquakes M 6.5 hit Kuril Islands

Two strong earthquakes with recorded magnitudes of 6.5 (USGS) struck Kuril Islands on March 1, 2013 at 12:53 and 13:20 UTC respectively.First earthquake’s epicenter was located 93 km (57 miles) SE of Ozernovskiy, Russia and 229 km (142 miles) SSW of Vilyuchinsk,

Van Allen Probes reveal a new radiation belt around Earth

Van Allen Probes reveal a new radiation belt around Earth

NASA’s Van Allen Probes mission has discovered a previously unknown third radiation belt around Earth, revealing the existence of unexpected structures and processes within these hazardous regions of space.Previous observations of Earth’s Van Allen belts have long