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  • Long duration C3.7 solar flare erupted with Earth directed CME

    A long duration C3 class solar flare erupted from Active Region 11577 peaking at 23:55 UTC September 27, 2012. The flare has produced a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) which is expected to impact the Earth’s magnetic field sometime late September 29, 2012. Proton levels

  • Exploring new worlds – preparing for spaceflight

    In a room with a beautiful pond the astronauts enjoy a meal before descending even deeper into Earth.An international crew of six astronauts are training for a caving adventure designed to prepare them for spaceflight. There are many similarities to spaceflight such

  • Active volcanoes in the world: September 12 – September 18, 2012

    New unrest has been noticed around 7 volcanoes, ongoing activity was reported for 7 volcanoes. This report covers active volcanoes in the world recorded from September 12 – September 18 2012 based on Smithsonian/USGS criteria.The Weekly Volcanic Activity Report is

  • Cloudburst triggered massive and deadly landslide in India

    The death toll in cloudburst that triggered a massive landslide and affected nearly five villages of northern India’s Uttarakhand state, rose to 50 and about 20 people are still reported to be missing. The cloudburst preceded by incessant rains led to a massive

  • Mount Soputan erupts spewing ash and smoke 1500 m into the sky

    Indonesian stratovolcano Mount Soputan erupted on September 18, 2012 shooting ash and smoke nearly 1500 m (1 mile) into the sky. State volcanology officials said that Mount Soputan on central Indonesia’s Sulawesi island erupted Tuesday afternoon but there is still no