Extremely close approach of asteroid 2023 RS at just 0.03 LD – the 5th closest on record
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2023 RS flew past our planet at an extremely close distance of just 0.027 LD or 0.00007 AU (~10 361 km / 6 438 miles) from…
Google ‘nowcast’ artificial intelligence enables almost instant weather forecasts
A team of researchers working at Google's Mountain View research center has developed a new…
New eruption at Fernandina volcano (Cerro la Cumbre), lava flows descending to the coast – Galapagos, Ecuador
A new eruption started at Fernandina volcano (Cerro La Cumbre), Galapagos, Ecuador on January 12, 2020. The…
Powerful eruption at Taal volcano, volcanic ash to 16.7 km (55 000 feet) a.s.l., Philippines
Taal volcano in the Philippines started erupting at 06:04 UTC on January 12, 2020, for the…
Strong explosion at Popocatepetl volcano, ash to 11.3 km (37 000 feet) a.s.l., Mexico
A strong explosion took place at Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano at 12:31 UTC (06:31 LT) on…
First active fault zone spotted on Mars
Scientists were able to find the first active fault zone yet on Mars after NASA's…
The Weekly Volcanic Activity Report: April 26 – May 2, 2023
New activity/unrest was reported for 6 volcanoes from April 26 – May 2, 2023. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 16…
Widespread floods hit Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Heavy rainfall affecting parts of Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region on May 2 and 3, 2023, caused rivers to rapidly rise and overflow, resulting in severe…
Destructive floods and landslides hit Rwanda, leaving over 100 fatalities
Heavy rainfall affecting Rwanda’s Western and Northern Provinces over the past couple of days led to severe floods and landslides, killing at least 115…
Barren Island volcano erupts, spewing ash to 4.6 km (15 000 feet) a.s.l. and disrupting air travel, India
A new volcanic eruption started at Barren Island volcano, India at around 02:00 UTC on May 1, 2023. The eruption has sent volcanic ash…
Rare hailstorm hits all-year-round resort in Egypt
A popular Egyptian all-year-round resort in Hurghada was hit by a rare…
Two Large Hadron Collider experiments first to observe rare subatomic process
Two experiments at the Large Hadron Collider at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva, Switzerland, have combined their results and observed a previously unseen subatomic process. As published in the journal Nature this week, a joint analysis by the CMS and LHCb collaborations has…
Asteroid 2018 YL2 flew past Earth at 0.15 lunar distances
A newly discovered asteroid designated 2018 YL2 flew past Earth at a very close distance of 0.15 LD…
