I'm a dedicated researcher, journalist, and editor at The Watchers. With over 20 years of experience in the media industry, I specialize in hard science news, focusing on extreme weather, seismic and volcanic activity, space weather, and astronomy, including near-Earth objects and planetary defense strategies. You can reach me at teo /at/ watchers.news.

  • Filament eruption produces Earth-directed CME; S1 – Minor solar radiation storm in progres

    ByTeo Blašković

    Early on Sunday, September 8, 2024 (UTC), a magnetic filament erupted from the Sun’s northwest quadrant (N16W22), releasing an Earth-directed coronal mass ejection (CME). The CME is expected to impact Earth on September 10, potentially triggering a G2 – Moderate geomagnetic storm. Concurrently, heightened activity near the Sun’s west limb has caused a sharp increase in proton levels, resulting in an S1 – Minor solar radiation storm at 08:50 UTC today.

  • Shallow M6.0 earthquake hits Tonga

    ByTeo Blašković

    A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 hit Tonga at 22:39 UTC on September 7, 2024. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth.

  • Asteroid 2024 RL3 flew past Earth at just 0.1 LD

    ByTeo Blašković

    A newly discovered asteroid designated 2024 RL3 flew past Earth at a distance of just 0.106 LD or 0.0027 AU (40 835 km / 25 373 miles) from the center of our planet at 17:15 UTC on September 4, 2024.