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Thermal signature at Ol Doinyo Lengai suggests eruption of natrocarbonatite lava, Tanzania
Satellite imagery taken by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite on February 3, 2020, showed a moderate…
Meteorite crashes into Alwar factory compound in Rajasthan, leaves 6 m (20 feet) deep crater, India
A meteorite crashed into a factory compound in Rajasthan's Alwar village, India early Tuesday local time,…
Coronavirus death toll exceeds 1 000 as public backlash against government grows
On Monday, February 10, China recorded the highest daily death toll from the novel coronavirus…
Authorities plan emergency and safety measures as seismic activity continues at new underwater volcano near Mayotte
Mahoran authorities have started planning emergency and safety measures in case of dangerous seismic or…
ESA’s Solar Orbiter starts its 5-year mission to provide unprecedented close-up observations of the Sun
20 years after inception, 6 years of construction and more than a year of testing,…
Intense eruption at Popocatepetl, ash to 10 km (32 000 feet) a.s.l., Mexico
Intense eruptive activity continues at Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano, with large volcanic ash emissions reaching 9.7 km (32 000 feet) above sea level at 03:36…
New paroxysm at Etna volcano showers flanks with ash and lapilli, interrupts operations at Catania Airport, Italy
Activity at Italy’s Etna volcano increased on May 6, 2023, after nearly 2 months of quiescence. The activity further increased on May 21, producing…
Lava flows on the flanks of Nyamulagira volcano, large emissions of gas and fine particles, DR Congo
Eruptive activity at Nyamulagira volcano, Democratic Republic of Congo increased on May 17, 2023, leading to lava flows in the Virunga National Park. While…
Strong M6.1 earthquake hits Solomon Islands
A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.1 hit the Solomon Islands at 15:45 UTC on May 21, 2023. The agency is reporting…
Heavy snow buries homes, isolates hundreds of villages in eastern Turkey
Heavy snowfall falling over eastern Turkey over the past 7 days isolated…
A five star, doubly-eclipsing star system discovered
Astronomers at the Open University have discovered the first quintuple star system containing two eclipsing binary stars. While scientists think that about a third of stars are found in pairs or multiple systems, to find five stars connected to each other is very rare. The unusual star…
Asteroid 2019 BZ3 flew past Earth at 0.13 lunar distances
A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 BZ3 flew past Earth at a very close distance of 0.13 LD…
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