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Since the late afternoon of December 2, 2013, vigorous strombolian activity was taking place at Etna's New Southeast Crater. This activity was accompanied by a gradual increase in the volcanic tremor amplitude. A dilute eruptive plume composed mostly
According to the Kamchatkan territorial emergency situations department, Shiveluch volcano erupted Tuesday afternoon, December 2, and spewed ash nine kilometers into the air. The ash cloud streched northwest, bypassing populated areas.
Rescuers
When viewing conditions are favorable, astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) can take unusual and striking images of the Earth. This astronaut photograph provides a view of an eruption plume emanating from Kliuchevskoi Volcano (also
Northern Europe is bracing for powerful storm system expected to reach land by the middle and end of the week. The system will begin to organize on Tuesday, December 3, near southern Greenland and move eastward toward Scotland, Scandinavia and northern mainland
India and China have both made huge steps in their national space programs in last 30 days. At 17:30 UTC on December 1, 2013, China has launched its first lunar rover mission which should land in the Moon's northern hemisphere in
December 3 – New Moon – From about 00:22 UTC the Moon will not be visible from Earth as it will be directly between the Earth and the Sun. This is the best time of the month to observe faint objects such as galaxies and star clusters because
Latest updates:
December 2, 2013
13:45 UTC
Comet ISON's November adventures video by Sun Whisperers
13:43 UTC
Latest CIOC update: In Memoriam: "…Never one to follow convention, ISON lived a dynamic and unpredictable life,
Near Earth Objects represent a clear and present danger to the people of Earth. The Tunguska event over Eastern Siberia in 1908 is a good example of the kind of destruction that a relatively small object can produce.
That was a lucky escape given that the
On November 28, 2013 at 18:44 UTC Comet ISON will reach its perihelion and fly by about 1.2 million km (730 000 miles) above the solar surface. Since space-based solar observatories will be recording its passage just follow the links and timetable below for
November 30, 2013
ISON is fading and exiting LASCO C3 view.
08:18 UTC
Comet ISON on November 30, 2013 @ 08:18. Image credit: ESA/NASA SOHO
05:30 UTC
Karl Battams (NRL/CIOC) wrote and update on ISON and embeded cool gifs from STEREO: In
