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  • Dramatic fading of ISON's molecular emission lines

    The team at IRAM millimeter telescope, Spain, reported today that they see consistent rapid fading of ISON's molecular emission lines. The fading was recorded between November 21 and 25 by at least a factor of 20

  • M 6.1 earthquake struck Kuril Islands, Kuril-Kamchatka Arc

    EMSC is reporting 40 km deep M 6.1 earthquake at Kuril Islands, Russia, on November 25, 2013, at 05:56 UTC. USGS is reporting M 5.8 for this earthquake at depth of 39.5 km (24.5 miles).

    Epicenter was located 242 km (150 miles) E of Kuril'sk,

  • Space-based solar observatories ready for Comet ISON

    Comet ISON will pass through the Sun's atmosphere at just about 1.2 million km (730 000 miles) above the solar surface on November 28, 2013 at 18:44 UTC.

    It is now entering the fields of view of space-based solar observatories and will be viewed first

  • Series of powerful explosions at Sakurajima volcano, Japan

    After 13 days of weaker activity, Sakurajima volcano began to erupt more violently on November 23 with a series of powerful explosions. Near-constant ash emissions have been taking place from the Showa crater. Ash plume was sent up to 4.5 km (15 000

  • Yellowstone trembles again – new earthquake swarm underway

    A new earthquake swarm is currently underway at Yellowstone National Park, USA. According to the earthquake list of University of Utah, a new series of relatively stronger earthquakes started on November 23, 2013. Almost all of them are located

  • Second moderate solar flare around western limb – M1.0

    After an impulsive M1.1 solar flare at 02:23 UTC today, a second M-class solar flare erupted from AR 1904 located around the west limb. The latest event peaked at 12:27 UTC as M1.0 solar flare. No Earth directed CMEs were observed.

    Image credits: NOAA SWPC/NASA