Lovejoy’s brother – Bright comet dives into radiation storm

Lovejoy’s brother – Bright comet dives into radiation storm

Another bright comet is diving into the sun. It was discovered just last week by SOHO’s SWAN instrument, so it has been named “Comet SWAN.” The comet’s death plunge ( or “swan dive”) comes just as the sun has unleashed a strong flare and radiation storm around

Strong solar flare reaching M7.9 peaked on March 13 2012

Strong solar flare reaching M7.9 peaked on March 13 2012

Sunspot 1429 unleashed another M-class solar flare around 17:41 UTC. A strong flare reaching M7.9 produced an R2 Radio Blackout on the sunlit side of the Earth. Type II Radio Emission with a velocity of 1366 km/s was detected. Type II emissions occur in

New tropical cyclone Lua moving slowly off the Pilbara coast, Australia

New tropical cyclone Lua moving slowly off the Pilbara coast, Australia

A new tropical cyclone has formed off the Pilbara coast, Australia. On March 13th, 2012 Tropical Cyclone Lua (Category 1) was located at 8 pm WST near 18.5S 114.6E, that is 340 km northwest of Karratha and 385 km north of Exmouth and slow moving. TC Lua lies well

Prominence eruption and CME impact – March 12, 2012

Prominence eruption and CME impact – March 12, 2012

A spectacular Filament Eruption (Prominence) ripped off the lower southeast quadrant of the Sun today and large Coronal Mass Ejection followed but is not heading for the earth. Video by: Solarwatcher.netFilaments are large regions that contain very dense, cool

Strong earthquake with magnitude 5.6 hit northwestern Kashmir

Strong earthquake with magnitude 5.6 hit northwestern Kashmir

A strong 5.6 magnitude earthquake (reported by USGS) with depth of 49.3 km hit northwestern part of Kashmir on March 12th, 2012 at 06:06 UTC. EMSC reported 5.7 magnitude earthquake with depth of 60 km.The nearest populated places are: Lasht (13km), Baroghil (19km),

Sunspot 1429 unleashed M8.4 solar flare on March 10 peaking at 17:44 UTC

Sunspot 1429 unleashed M8.4 solar flare on March 10 peaking at 17:44 UTC

Sunspot 1429 unleashed another strong M class solar flare today. Currently measured at M8.4 solar flare peaked at 17:44 UTC. A bright Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) was produced. Further analysis will be done as imagery becomes available, however initial analysis

Aspartame danger – urgent warning about tumors and seizures

Aspartame danger – urgent warning about tumors and seizures

The laws governing the sale of drugs and food additives require substances be safe for human consumption. The artificial sweetener aspartame primarily consumed in beverages and as a popular sugar substitute has consistently been found to cause tumors and brain seizures

Active volcanoes in the world – last 7 days report

Active volcanoes in the world – last 7 days report

17 volcanoes have shown changes in activity last week. New unusual activity has been noticed around 5 volcanoes (below).BEZYMIANNYCentral Kamchatka (Russia) 55.978°N, 160.587°E; summit elev. 2882 mKVERT reported that during 24 February-2 March seismic activity at