ESA’s GOCE, 1100 kg heavy, satellite has re-entered Earth’s atmosphere. The spacecraft fell at approximately 00:16 UTC on November 11, 2013 over the South Atlantic Ocean east of Tierra del Fuego, off the southernmost tip of the South
The most powerful typhoon to make landfall in recorded history, Super Typhoon Haiyan, slammed the Philippines on November 7/8, 2013, with powerful winds gusting up to 380 km/h (235 mph). Besides powerful winds, storm surges of up to 3 – 5 meters (10 – 17 feet) that…
After claiming more than 1 200 lives in Philippines, Haiyan is about to make landfall in Vietnam as a strong typhoon system. A wide spread area of Vietnam will likely see typhoon strength winds, heavy rainfall and the threat of storm surge. Landfall is
Comet ISON has almost completed its journey from the Oort Cloud to Sun's photosphere and is now inside the orbit of Earth. On November 28, 2013 Comet ISON will fly only 1 million kilometers (2.7 solar radii) above Sun's surface,
Powerful Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) made landfall in the province of Eastern Visayas, Philippines late on November 7, 2013. Widespread torrential rain and destructive winds accompanied Haiyan through the central Philippines, leaving a trail of
Strengthening Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) is posing a serious threat to the Philippines. Right now Haiyan is equal to an extremely powerful Category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic, spinning with powerful 333 km/h (207 mph) winds. Haiyan is now the strongest
New active region 1890 produced yet another strong impulsive flare. Powerful X3.3 solar flare erupted at 22:12 UTC on November 5, 2013. This sunspot group already produced 2 M-class and dozens of C-class solar flares in the past two days.
A Coronal Mass
After increased solar activity in second half of October, solar activity was down to minor and moderate levels for last couple of days. On November 3, 2013 new sunspot group AR 1890 emerged off the southeastern limb and produced a C9.9 flare at 16:28 UTC.
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Indonesian Mount Sinabung volcano erupted in September 2013 for the first time in three years and has been erupting intermittently ever since.
The 2 475 m (8,120 ft) high volcano erupted violently again early Sunday, November 3, unleashing a
Astronomic Society Sarajevo reported bright fireball bolid which entered the atmosphere with multiple explosions above Bosnian capital Sarajevo early on November 2, 2013.
The body was recorded as magnitude -9 and was entering our atmosphere at speed of 20 km
