Spitzer telescope finds evidence for an exoplanet smaller than Earth

July 18, 2012

Astronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have detected what they believe is a planet two-thirds the size of Earth. The exoplanet candidate, called UCF-1.01, is located a mere 33 light-years away, making it possibly the nearest world to our solar system that is

Dust storm off West Africa

July 18, 2012

Dust poured off the coast of Africa and over the Atlantic Ocean on in mid-July, 2012. A broad plume of dust blows to the southeast, crossing both Western Sahara (north) and Mauritania (center). As it passes over the Atlantic Ocean, the plume appears to broaden and

NASA going Electric Universe: exploring plasma in Van Allen Radiation Belts (RBSP)

July 18, 2012

The concept of Electric Universe and its main ingredient - Plasma is not new but it looks like now it might get better attention finally. Let's go back in history for just a moment then come back to where we are now and introduce new NASA space mission RBSP - Radiation

Cyprus heat wave brings record high 44 degrees celcius

July 18, 2012

Cypriot health authorities reported three serious cases of heat stroke on Tuesday as temperature reached a record high of 44 degree Celsius in the eastern Mediterranean island. A 51-year-old woman is in a coma and two elderly people are also hospitalized and in

Rincón de la Vieja volcano visits prohibited due to increased activity

July 18, 2012

Following an increase in its volcanic activity, visits to the crater of Rincón de la Vieja Volcano, in the northwestern province of Guanacaste, Costa Rica, are prohibited until further notice.Volcanologist Raúl Mora, from the National Seismological Network,

Timelapse of Aurora australis above New Zealand

July 18, 2012

New timelapse video compiled by Maki Yanagimachi at Mt. John University Observatory in New Zealand shows multi-colored aurora australis on night of July 17,

Massive iceberg breaks off from Petermann Glacier on Greenland

July 18, 2012

Another spectacular event on Greenland this year is second big calving of Petermann Glacier, following retreats of the Jakobshavn Glacier and lowest reflectivity of the Greenland ice sheet on record. This calving was expected to happen, as the rift in the glacier has

Tropical Storm Khanun aims Korea peninsula

July 18, 2012

According to Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), Khanun's maximum sustained winds had increased to 50 knots (93 km/h) with gusts up to 65 knots (120 km/h). Center of the storm is located about 280 nm south of Cheju-Do and it is moving north-northwestward at speed of

Growth of Earth's inner core may be a precursor to the magnetic reversal

July 18, 2012

A new finding suggests that shifts in the geomagnetic field are connected to growth of the inner core. Peter Olson and Renaud Deguen of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, used numerical modelling to establish that the axis of Earth's magnetic field