• Plasma cloud from major X-class solar flare reached Earth

    The CME from strongest solar flare in four years disrupted radio communications in southern China, according to the China Meteorological Administration.

    The US space administration NASA confirmed that Monday’s solar flare was the largest in four years,

  • End of days in May?

    Marie Exley is part of a movement of Christians loosely organized by radio broadcasts and websites, independent of churches and convinced by their reading of the Bible that the end of the world will begin May 21, 2011.

    To get the word out, they're using

  • Cyclone Carlos lashes Australia

    Torrential rain and high winds lashed Darwin on Wednesday as a new tropical cyclone bore down on Australia's north, just two weeks after a top-strength storm caused massive destruction.

    Schools and a major airport were closed as Tropical Cyclone Carlos

  • Plasma cloud from X2.3 solar flare headed our way

    Plasma cloud from the first X-class solar flare of Solar Cycle 24 (X2.3 on February 15, 2011) is headed our way. It is expected to arrive around February 17. 2011/02/15, at 07:07 UTC – PRESTO-alert: NOAA AR 1158 has produced an X2.3 flare peaking at 01:56 UTC,…

  • Cyclone Bingiza hits Madgascar

    The U.S. Navy's Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) reported that, as of about noon Madagascar time on Feb. 14, Bingiza had maximum sustained winds of 98 mph (155 kilometers per hour) and gusts up to 120 mph (195 kph).

    Image credit: NASA Terra/MODIS