Mount Sinabung spews volcanic materials into the sky in Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Monday, Aug. 30, 2010. The volcano that had been dormant for more than four centuries erupted for the second day in a row Monday, spewing out towering clouds of ash and forcing the evacuation of more than 21,000 people. (AP Photo/Roone Patikawa) By BINSAR BAKKARA Associated Press Writer TANAH KARO, Indonesia... 

Magnitude 5.7 – NORTHERN IRAN 2010 August 27 19:23:48 UTC Earthquake Details This event has been reviewed by a seismologist. Magnitude 5.7 Date-Time Friday, August 27, 2010 at 19:23:48 UTC Friday, August 27, 2010 at 10:53:48 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 35.457°N, 54.550°E Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program Region NORTHERN... 

Most of the craters on the Moon formed through impact processes. However, some craters, like the one visible in this portion of LROC NAC frame M131488521R, may be a volcano summit pit crater. Crater diameter is ~400 m, the image width is 923 m, and illumination is from the right. Credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University When most people think about volcanism on the Moon, they usually consider... 

Bright Lights Two extremely bright stars illuminate a greenish mist in this image from the Spitzer Space Telescope’s “GLIMPSE360″ survey. This mist is comprised of hydrogen and carbon compounds called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which also are found here on Earth in sooty vehicle exhaust and on charred grills. In space, PAHs form in the dark clouds that give... 

A Strange Ring Galaxy Is this one galaxy or two? Astronomer Art Hoag first asked this question when he chanced upon this unusual extragalactic object. On the outside is a ring dominated by bright blue stars, while near the center lies a ball of much redder stars that are likely much older. Between the two is a gap that appears almost completely dark. How Hoag’s Object formed remains... 

August 20th, 2010 As of the 20th of August, IG reported that the volcano shows low seismic activity and with decreasing trend. The zone of the volcano was. The observed emission are characterized only with of white steam. The IG reported that during 28 July-2 August steam emissions rose from Tungurahua’s crater. On most days steam plumes with minor ash content... 

A leopard seal rests on Antarctic sea ice between penguin-hunting forays. Photograph by Paul Nicklen, National Geographic Christine Dell’Amore National Geographic News Published August 16, 2010 Models solve mystery, but suggest South Pole sea ice melt will soon accelerate. Climate scientists have cracked the mystery of why Antarctic sea ice has managed to grow despite global warming—but... 

Earthquake Details This event has been reviewed by a seismologist. Magnitude 6.4 Date-Time Friday, August 20, 2010 at 17:56:19 UTC Saturday, August 21, 2010 at 03:56:19 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 6.559°S, 154.088°E Depth 50.9 km (31.6 miles) Region BOUGAINVILLE REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA Distances 165 km (105 miles) WSW of Arawa, Bougainville,... 

Aerial view of Holocene fault scarp on the Wasatch fault, near American Fork Canyon, Utah The differential motion between the North American, Pacific, and Juan de Fuca plates is causing deformation throughout most of western North America. The majority of this deformation is occurring close to the plate boundaries in California and off the Oregon and Washington coasts, but a significant... 

A grizzly bear walks across a road near Mammoth, Wyo., in Yellowstone Park. Yellowstone’s grizzlies are going to be particularly hungry this fall, and that means more dangerous meetings with humans in a year that is already the area’s deadliest on record. Watch out for Yellowstone bears — they’re hungry Two people have been fatally mauled by grizzlies so far this year By MATTHEW...