New satellite captures highest-resolution images of the Sun's corona

July 20, 2012

First images from High Resolution Coronal Imager or Hi-C launched last week just started coming in.Hi-C telescope was launched on July 11, 2012 aboard a NASA sounding rocket and has captured the highest-resolution images ever taken of the sun's million-degree

Remote-controlled "climate change" camera will be installed at ISS this week

July 20, 2012

A remote-controlled Earth-observing camera system called ISERV will be launched to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's third H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV-3) this week. Once installed, the system will be directed by

Volcano alert level raised for Mt. Tongariro volcano, New Zealand

July 20, 2012

On July 20, 2012 GeoNet raised the Volcano Alert Level at Mt. Tongariro, New Zealand after a series of quakes beneath the volcanic complex. The alert is now on Aviation Color Code: Yellow and Volcanic Alert Code: 1. Small volcanic earthquakes have been recorded

Strong swarm of earthquakes continue on Kuril Islands

July 20, 2012

July 20th did not start so well for Kuril Islands. On July 15 we reported swarm of earthquakes on Kuril Island for seventh day in a row (link here), while it showed less activity for last couple of days today we had 5 strong ones again. The strongest one was reported