Plate Tectonics by Isaac Frame
An informative documentary from Isaac Frame explains plate tectonics and formation of our planet. This subject covers a variety of processes including subduction, transduction, etc.Credit: Isaac
NASA will host media teleconference on February 7 on upcoming Asteroid 2012 DA14 flyby
Mark the date – February 7, 2013 at 19:00 UTC (11 a.m. PST/2 p.m. EST). For those of you interested in the closest ever predicted Earth approach for an object of this size, NASA will hold a media teleconference to discuss about upcoming asteroid flyby.The
Dust off West Africa coast from Western Sahara to Guinea Bissau and over Niger, Chad and Nigeria
Dust from the Sahara Desert blows westward, off the coast of West Africa, including the countries of Western Sahara, Mauritania, Senegal, the Gambia and Guinea Bissau. Dust seen off the coast of West Africa on February 1, 2013. Partially visible through the dust are
“Full Moon Silhouettes” – Moon rising over the Mount Victoria Lookout in Wellington, New Zealand
Full Moon Silhouettes is a real-time video of the moon rising over the Mount Victoria Lookout in Wellington, New Zealand. People had gathered up there this night to get the best view possible of the moon rising. Photographer Mark Gee captured the video from 2.1km away
Comet Lemmon greens up in southern hemisphere's nightsky
Comet Lemmon (C/2012 F6) is visiting the inner solar system after almost 11,000 years. Comet Lemmon (C/2012 F6) is visible from the southern hemisphere at distance about 92 million miles (0.99 AU) from Earth. Northern hemisphere observers will get their
Time-series of dome and glacier growth at Mount St. Helens (2004-2012)
The video bellow shows time-lapse changes in the lava dome and Crater Glacier from 2004-2012. The images were created from 1:12,000 scale vertical aerial photographs combined with ground control points from campaign GPS and targets. Photogrammetry software was used…
Sea Launch Rocket fails during liftoff
A commercial Sea Launch rocket failed 40 seconds after liftoff from its floating launch platform in the Pacific Ocean on February 1, 2013 destroying the Intelsat IS-27 telecommunications satellite. Sea Launch already experienced one failure in January 2007.Sea Launch
Very strong M 6.7 earthquake hit Santa Cruz Islands
Very strong and shallow earthquake, with preliminary magnitude registered as 6.7 (USGS) hit Santa Cruz Islands on February 01, 2013 at 22:16:35 UTC. The epicenter was located 45 km SW Lata, Solomon Islands and 375 km (233 miles) E (101°) from Kira Kira, at
Tropical Cyclone Felleng moves southward, away from Madagascar
According to latest report by Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), Tropical Cyclone Felleng (13S) was located 275 nm west of La Reunion and continued to track southward along the western periphery of a north-south oriented subtropical steering ridge, at speed of 6
Swarm of strong earthquakes hit Santa Cruz Islands
Swarm of strong and shallow earthquakes struck Santa Cruz Islands region, starting with January 30, 2013. Strong M 6.0 (USGS) hit island region on January 30, 2013 at 23:03 UTC.The strongest earthquake was measured as M 6.2 on January 31, 2013 at 03:33 UTC, (four
