NASA: Moon strike not total waste of time Oct 19, 2009
The magnitude, form, and visibility of the debris plume offer more information about the concentrations and state of the material at the impact site. However, Michio Kaku, a professor at the City College of New York, said that beautiful pictures captured are not worth 79 million U.S. dollars. (Xinhuanet, China)
NASA finally sees plume from moon impact Oct 17, 2009
The magnitude, form, and visibility of the debris plume add additional information about the concentrations and state of the material at the impact site. "Within the range of model predictions we made, the ejecta brightness appears to be at the low end of our predictions and this may be a clue to the properties of the material the Centaur impacted," Colaprete said. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Indian Ocean Tsunami Drill Unfolds Across Region Oct 15, 2009
The exercise, a U.N.-backed initiative to test the warning systems and overall preparedness of nations in the region, is supposed to simulate the magnitude 9. 15 quake that struck off Aceh on Dec. 26, 2004 and triggered a huge tsunami. (Fox News)
This Week's Sky at a Glance Oct 13, 2009
For the rest of October, watch Jupiter move slowly toward the faint, magnitude-4 ... 0 (the color Deluxe Edition is shown here) plots 81,312 stars to magnitude 8 ... Mercury is magnitude 0. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Disaster education was key in Samoa tsunami Oct 13, 2009
0-magnitude quake south of American Samoa on Sept. 29 generated a tsunami that arrived within about 25 minutes ... When Akapo walked into his office and heard the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center estimate the quake's magnitude at 7 ... 0-magnitude quake south of American Samoa on Sept. 29 generated a tsunami that arrived within about 25 minutes. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
* New quakes, tsunami panic Pacific nations Oct 9, 2009
The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a regional tsunami warning for 11 nations and territories after a quake with a magnitude of 7 ... Two other quakes of magnitude 7 ... Yesterdays small tsunami came just over a week after a magnitude 8. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Iridium flares light up evening sky Oct 9, 2009
If you are close to the center of the beam, the flare can reach magnitude -8, much brighter than Jupiter at magnitude -2 ... The magnitude scale works exponentially, much as our eyes do ... 4 magnitude means that the satellite is 144 times as bright as Jupiter, but it wont seem so extreme to our eyes. (Florida Today)
Bigger earthquake looms for West Sumatra Oct 8, 2009
The first release of tension was the magnitude 9 ... 7 magnitude quake occurred further south in Nias, while there was a quake in 2007 off the coast of Bengkulu in South Sumatra ... Seismologists from Singapore's Earth Observatory have come to the same conclusion and say a one-off slippage of the Indo-Australian plate will cause an earthquake in West Sumatra with a magnitude of 8. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Take a Virtual Space Station Spacewalk Oct 8, 2009
"Players, or 'astronauts,' can virtually navigate their way through mission critical tasks. This game provides players a sense of the magnitude of complexity and thrill associated with NASA missions.". As an astronaut, players visualize a detailed virtual mock-up of the International Space Station that was created for NASA's space station program. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
A Fall to Earth, One Year Later Oct 8, 2009
3 crashed into Earth one year ago. But they've made the most of the strange black fragments of it that fell to the ground that day. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
First Family to See First Light Oct 6, 2009
Jupiter will be up (a plus) and there's a whopper of an Iridium flare (magnitude -8) that night. But little else in the night sky will be obvious from our nation's light-drenched capitol. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
A lot of Melburnians have been to Dali, too Oct 6, 2009
If periodic exhibitions of this magnitude help satisfy our desire to experience important aspects of world culture at first hand, they also save the planet a great deal of environmentally destructive travel. We're lucky to have had Dali but we're even more fortunate to have a public that can recognise the value of seeing his work. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
SARS spurs China to act on AIDS Oct 5, 2009
0 earthquake that struck the Samoan islands on Tuesday happened just 15 hours before the magnitude 7. 6 earthquake off Padang, Sumatra's largest city - but it might be a coincidence. (Yahoo News -- SARS)
Heart of a galaxy emits gamma rays Oct 3, 2009
Moreover, the high gas density makes the conversion of cosmic rays into gamma rays around one order of magnitude more efficient. Accordingly, the central region of NGC 253 shines around five times as brightly in the light of gamma rays as all the rest of the galaxy together. (EurekAlert!)
More to come, expert warns Oct 3, 2009
8 [magnitude] we forecast over the past few years has yet to materialise so there is a much bigger earthquake that's yet to come,'' said Professor Kerry Sieh, director of Nanyang Technological University's Earth Observatory in Singapore ... 3 magnitude quake off the Tongan coast was one of several aftershocks felt since the two major quakes. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
New Way To Monitor Faults May Help Predict Earthquakes Oct 2, 2009
(July 7, 2008) The May 12 earthquake that rocked Sichuan Province in China was the first there in recorded history and unexpected in its magnitude. Now a team of geoscientists is looking at the potential for future. (Science Daily)
The era of stealth gratitude Oct 2, 2009
But given what Jan Freitag, also of Smith Travel Research, describes as an unprecedented decline in room demand of a magnitude we havent seen since post 9/11, great rates and value-added services may no longer be enough because theres this fight for the next available guest. . (MSNBC -- Travel)
Iridium will flare tonight Oct 2, 2009
Iridium 15 generates a ground track that passes only two kilometers west of the Titusville and Cocoa city centers, resulting in a bright -8 magnitude flare. Palm Bay is nine times further off track, resulting in a merely-dazzling -2 magnitude flare. (Florida Today)
Two deadly quakes: Is Earth unusually active? Oct 1, 2009
As you go up in earthquake magnitude (a measure of a quake's strength), these events become rarer: About 17 magnitude 7 ... 9 quakes occur around the globe each year, while on average only one magnitude 8 ... (The logarithmic nature of the magnitude scale means that an 8. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Horror in Pacific tourist paradise... Oct 1, 2009
6 magnitude and the second measured 7 ... 3-magnitude underwater earthquake ... This graphic provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows how fast the tsunami travels after an earthquake with a magnitude of 8. (The Drudge Report)
Tsunami warning upgrades sluggish Sep 30, 2009
That wave was generated by a magnitude 7 ... The 1975 temblor, magnitude 7 ... Earthquakes release energy in a range of frequencies, so the more frequencies scientists are able to measure, the better they'll be able to locate earthquakes and estimate their magnitudes. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Telltale Tells Story Of Winds At Phoenix Landing Site Sep 30, 2009
While these winds appeared to be dominated by turbulence, the highest wind speeds recorded of up to nearly 60 kilometres per hour coincided with the passing of weather systems, when also the number of dust devils increased by an order of magnitude. See also. (Science Daily)
The O’Reilly Factor:Big trouble is brewing (503) Sep 30, 2009
I say this not to sow fear, but to state a fact: the magnitude of our challenges has yet to be met by the measure of our action. The response from France was to indicate it would no longer support tough sanctions against Iran. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
What crisis? Sep 30, 2009
Think magnitude, scale, momentum, reality. The three-year drought she cites is a world away from where the world will be in 2050. (BBC News -- Africa)
TEXT: Read Obama's remarks on climate change Sep 26, 2009
It is true that for too many years, mankind has been slow to respond or even recognize the magnitude of the climate threat. It is true of my own country, as well. (USA Today -- Tech)
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north of Delta Geminorum, magnitude 3 ... The eclipsing variable star Algol (Beta Persei) should be in one of its periodic dimmings, magnitude 3 ... The plots 30,796 stars to magnitude 7. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
DAVID GUY: National parks are a blessing Sep 26, 2009
These national treasures offer tremendous diversity, ranging from the Yosemite Valley, which is adorned by the Merced River, the iconic views of Half Dome, the sheer magnitude of El Capitan, and the rustic opulence and wonderful food at the Ahwahnee Hotel and Mountain Room. Areas outside the Valley are equally stunning with the massive Sequoia groves, the rugged wilderness peaks and the bucolic alpine meadows. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Obama Urges Israeli, Palestinian Sides to Do More Sep 23, 2009
"It is true that for too many years, mankind has been slow to respond to or even recognize the magnitude of the climate threat. It is true of my own country as well," Obama said. "We recognize that.". (Newsmax)
Citizen Sky Wants You! Sep 22, 2009
It's normally magnitude 3 ... This change in brightness should be evident when compared with the magnitudes of nearby stars ... The plot: In 1821 astronomers discovered that Epsilon had unexpectedly dimmed to about half its normal brightness, from magnitude 3. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Leighton Steward, an advocate of carbon dioxide emissions, gave a detailed presentation at a recent Rotary Club meeting. Sep 22, 2009
Look at the magnitude of climate variation. Huge swings of 10, 15, 20 degrees. (Cody Enterprise, WY)
Planck takes first look into the past Sep 22, 2009
The colour scale indicates the magnitude of the temperature deviations of the CMB from its average value red is hotter and blue is colder. Image: ESA, LFI onsortia. (Astronomy Now Online)
LOOKING UP: How to use a star map Sep 21, 2009
This is not the brightest star in the sky but it is +2nd magnitude, which is among the more conspicuous stars ... These atlases are plotted with a much deeper magnitude of faint stars, below the normal +6th magnitude naked eye limit and shows thousands of stars you can only find with optical aid. (Medfield Press, MA)
Libyan post 'useful for police' Sep 19, 2009
"Given the magnitude of this gaffe I would call on Nigel Dodds to join with me in calling on Ian Paisley Junior to resign from the Policing Board," he said. However, former British ambassador to Libya, Oliver Miles, said the training move was not unexpected. (BBC News -- UK)
Rwanda: A Climate Smart Future [editorial] Sep 18, 2009
Changes of this magnitude will require substantial additional finance for adaptation and mitigation, and for strategically intensified research to scale up promising approaches and explore bold new ideas. At this point, the diverse countries of the world have not sufficiently curbed emissions or financed developing countries. (allAfrica.com)
Using the market to tackle the climate crisis Sep 17, 2009
The US government hasn t yet grasped the magnitude of the impending disaster. Recently, a permit to construct a pipeline carrying Tar Sands oil into the United States was granted by the State Department in order to satisfy the local appeal of 3,000 temporary jobs in Minnesota. (Boston Globe)
John Kelly: NASA's budget not really that big Sep 15, 2009
I think you got the cost/return inverted, but I think you're right on the magnitude. It might be an interesting bit to put some other numbers up there. (Florida Today)
Surprise In Earth's Upper Atmosphere Discovered Sep 11, 2009
The interplanetary magnetic field fluctuates greatly in magnitude and direction. "We all have thought for our entire careers I learned it as a graduate student that this energy transfer rate is primarily controlled by the direction of the interplanetary magnetic field," Lyons said. (Science Daily)
Click to read:In 9/11's Wake, Anguish and Anger Sep 11, 2009
"We've got people who were exposed to chemical A or chemical B but not chemical A and B and certainly not chemical A through Z all together - plus the collapse and dust It was of a magnitude and the number of people exposed was higher than anything (before).". Doctors have characterized the pattern of 9/11 health problems as occurring in three waves. (CBS News)
Earthquake shakes southern Greece Sep 10, 2009
9 magnitude, shook buildings in the capital and was felt as far away as northern Greece, Jordan and Egypt ... 5 magnitude, was registered off the coast of the Greek island of Cephalonia. (Yahoo News -- Greece)
Presidential panel calls for expanded business role in space exploration Sep 10, 2009
A redesign of this magnitude would likely result in over a year of additional development time and a significant increase in cost, so such a redesign should be considered carefully, the report said. The commission, headed by former Lockheed Martin CEO Norm Augustine, made its list of recommendations to President Barack Obama public Tuesday. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Shuttle and station can be seen in evening skies Sep 9, 2009
On favorable passes, it approaches magnitude -5 in brightness, which would rival the planet Venus and is more than 25 brighter than Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky. Some have even caught a glimpse of the space station just prior to sunset or shortly after sunrise. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Quake In Albania Causes Damage No Injuries Sep 7, 2009
(AP) Albanian authorities say an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5. 4 in the northeast of the country caused some damage but no injuries. (CBS News -- World)
Photo Finish: Debts Close In on Leibovitz Sep 6, 2009
"Based on the magnitude of her obligations and the facts as they are publicly known, that would be the best option," said art lawyer Peter Stern. Leibovitz's images of musicians, presidents and Hollywood glitterati are cultural touchstones. (CBS News)
Hope Fades as Indonesia Quake Toll Rises Sep 5, 2009
0-magnitude quake rocked southern Indonesia on Wednesday, unleashing mudslides that buried villagers in their homes ... 0-magnitude quake rocked southern Indonesia on Wednesday, unleashing mudslides that buried villagers in their homes ... The number of houses recorded as destroyed or damaged in Wednesday's magnitude 7. (CBS News -- World)
Jupiters moons vanish from view Sep 3, 2009
Jupiter is very bright right now and easy to spot with the naked eye, at magnitude 2. 0 (on this scale smaller numbers represent brighter objects, and negative numbers are the brightest). (MSNBC -- Technology)
Sunspots stir oceans Aug 29, 2009
Combining the two theories does seem to produce a model that replicates the magnitude of the sunspot cycle s impact. But the results of the simulation are far from being a perfect geographical match for real observations (see A model forecast ). (Scientific American)
Scientists Image 'Anatomy' Of A Molecule Aug 29, 2009
Scientists First To Image 'Anatomy' Of A Molecule. Scientists First To Image 'Anatomy' Of A Molecule. (Science Daily)
Flare will flash over Titusville tonight Aug 28, 2009
3 miles west of Titusville, resulting in a -8 magnitude flare. A -6 magnitude beam of light will hit Cocoa, being 4 ... 4 miles west of the town centers and will generate only about a -2 magnitude flare. (Florida Today)
Dimensional Shift and 2012 Aug 27, 2009
In the meantime the magnitude of the earths magnetism is gradually waning. All these have effects on our consciousness. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Listening for Gravity Waves, Silence Becomes Meaningful Aug 27, 2009
By improving on LIGO's past limit by an order of magnitude, Mandic and his colleagues have further constrained the amplitude of the gravity-wave background that emerged from the universe's first moments. That background, like the cosmic microwave background should be packed with information about the early universe. (Scientific American)
My insurance wont pay for the doctor I want Aug 26, 2009
If we were just paying for healthcare the cost would be orders of magnitude less that what it currently costs us. bob. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Five Amateurs Win Comet Prize Aug 26, 2009
Robert's new Comet Holmes was a feeble magnitude 20. 2 when he detected it and that's much fainter than even the world's largest telescopes, amateur or professional, could have reached in 1892. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Faults And Earthquakes In China Monitored From Space Aug 25, 2009
24, 2009) China is in a very seismically active area and has had many catastrophic earthquakes during its history. A joint European-Chinese team is using satellite radar data to monitor ground deformation across major continental faults in China to understand better the seismic cycle and how faults behave. (Science Daily)
The Andromeda Galaxy Aug 24, 2009
It reached a magnitude of 6 between August 17 and 20. It then faded in magnitude to 16 in February 1890 ... (The Sun in comparison has a magnitude of -24, the human eye can see a magnitude of 6, the Hubble space telescope identifies objects with a 29 magnitude). (Suite101.com)
LOOKING UP: Watch a star and measure the Universe Aug 22, 2009
Compare it to the stars Zeta (magnitude +3 ... Delta Cephei varies regularly from magnitude 3 ... You can track the brightness change quite easily by comparing its light with nearby stars of similar magnitude. (Medfield Press, MA)
Ocean-drilling Expedition Cites New Evidence Related To Origin And Evolution Of Seismogenic Faults Aug 21, 2009
The landward wedge in the Nankai Trough is completely intersected by such a prominent fault which extends laterally over more than 120 km. Scientists refer to this structure as "the megasplay." Movements along such megasplay faults during large magnitude earthquakes generated at depth may rupture the ocean floor and generate tsunamis. "Our knowledge of megasplay faults up till now has been based on seismic or modelling experiments accomplished over the last twenty years," says Michael Strasser... (Science Daily)
New Zealand's Subduction Zones: To Shake The Earth Just Add Water Aug 21, 2009
Major earthquakes to nearly magnitude 8 have occurred along these and related faults over the past 200 years ... It appears these fluids trigger major earthquakes and did so during magnitude-7 and larger earthquakes in the Murchison area in the early 20th century, Wannamaker says. (Science Daily)
Echoes Of The Birth Of The Universe Aug 20, 2009
"With Advanced LIGO, a major upgrade to our instruments, we will be sensitive to sources of extragalactic gravitational waves in a volume of the universe 1,000 times larger than we can see at the present time. This will mean that our sensitivity to gravitational waves from the Big Bang will be improved by orders of magnitude," says Jay Marx of the California Institute of Technology, LIGO's executive director. "Gravitational waves are the only way to directly probe the universe at the moment of... (Science Daily)
Successful Completion Of First Riser-drilling Operations In Earthquake Zone Aug 20, 2009
"These two parameters , stress magnitude and pore pressure, he says, are both important to understanding earthquake processes. In addition, vertical seismic profiling was conducted from July 24 25 to obtain accurate details of the geological structure of the plate boundary system. The activity involved an array of 16 seismographs vertically lowered into the borehole and eight ocean-bottom seismographs placed on the seafloor. An air-gun array on the JAMSTEC research vessel KAIREI generated... (Science Daily)
Nitrogen Fixation And Phytoplankton Blooms In The Southwest Indian Ocean Aug 20, 2009
"Future research will also need to account for the magnitude of carbon export associated with diatoms and their nitrogen-fixing guests in the southwest Indian Ocean, and indeed other subtropical oceanic settings," says Dr Poulton. Journal reference. (Science Daily)
Look southeast for Iridium flares in night sky Aug 14, 2009
Altair is above Jupiter at 42 in altitude, still very bright at magnitude 0 ... Look southeast (farther to the right) and much higher and you can find Rasalhague, also designated Alpha Ophiuchi, a 2nd magnitude star ... By way of comparison, the Big Dipper's stars cluster around 2nd magnitude. (Florida Today)
Health Care Battle Pits Fact vs. Fiction Aug 13, 2009
" Current regulations prohibit insurance companies and even our government from collecting this information without a search warrant. by rafterman1 August 12, 2009 10:57 PM EDT Is THIS really what every one wants???? We will ALL have to carry an ID card that we will have to SWIPE (POS-point of service) BEFORE we will receive medical care for a PARTICULAR medical procedure. ---------------------------- by nonexistwap August 12, 2009 10:20 PM EDT And I carry an Independent Health card rightnow... (CBS News)
LETTER: Extreme acts needed to save our democracy Aug 13, 2009
(1) Because of increased compliance efforts by the government and an increasing number of immigrants, the magnitude of these payments has been increasing dramatically over the recent decades. (2) While undocumented immigrants undeniably contribute billions of dollars to government coffers annually, they do not qualify for almost all federal-statepublic assistance programs. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Doubters attend lecture as ETS bill heads for doom Aug 13, 2009
Asked if it was worth risking a double dissolution, Dr Nelson restated his view that principle should come before political pragmatism, especially on a policy of this magnitude. Senator Fielding had attacked the Government's chief climate change scientist, Professor Will Steffen, for declining an invitation to address the lecture. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Role Of Solar Radiation In Climate Change Aug 12, 2009
The articles provide the first indication of the magnitude of these effects, how they vary in terms of time and space and what the possible consequences might be for climate change ... This includes the magnitude of the dimming and brightening effects on a global level and how greatly the effects differ between urban and rural areas, where fewer aerosols are released into the atmosphere ... 1, 2004) Computer models of Earth's climate have consistently linked long-term, high-magnitude variations... (Science Daily)
