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A meteor with estimated mass of over 50 kg exploded over Tennessee, US, around 07:27 UTC on August 28, 2013 (02:27 local time). Head of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office, Bill Cook, said the fireball reached a peak magnitude of -13. It was brighter than a full
A very strong earthquake with recorded magnitude of 7.0 (USGS) struck south of Atka, Alaska on August 30, 2013 at 16:25 UTC. Preliminary reports placed depth at 34.5 km (21.4 miles). EMSC is also reporting M7.0 earthquake and depth of 40 km.
Epicenter was
Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR, is giving the wider astronomical community a first look at its unique X-ray images of the cosmos. The first batch of data from the black-hole hunting telescope was made publicly available on August 29,
A long duration C-Class solar flare reaching C8.3 erupted on August 30, 2013 peaking at 02:46 UTC. The event started at 02:04 UTC and ended at 04:06 UTC. Associated was Type II and Type IV radio emissions. Type IV emissions occur in association with major
Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have taken a major step in explaining why material around the giant black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy is extraordinarily faint in X-rays. This discovery holds important implications for understanding
New USGS study – beaches and dunes on Fire Island, New York, lost more than half of their pre-storm volume during Hurricane Sandy, leaving the area more vulnerable to future storms.
While the damage and destruction on Fire Island was immediately evident after
Examining lunar crater Bullialdus scientists have detected water on the Moon's surface that originates from deep within the Moon's interior – magmatic water.
The discovery represents an exciting contribution to the rapidly changing understanding
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During past seven days 5 volcanoes had new activity, ongoing activity was reported for 12 volcanoes. This report covers active volcanoes in the world from August 21 – August 27, 2013 based on Smithsonian/USGS
Massive outbreak of toxic algae is reported at Florida’s southeastern coast. St. Lucie River, its estuary, and the Indian River Lagoon are slimed with fluorescent green toxic algae that grow on excess sewage, manure, and fertilizer runoff released
Satellite imagery on August 27, 2013, showed that wind shear was having an effect on the thunderstorms in Tropical Storm Kong-Rey's northern quadrant.
NASA's Aqua satellite passed over TS Kong-Rey on August 27 at 05:15 UTC and the Moderate
