This year may break 10-year record for number of strong magnetic storms

This year may see a record number of strong magnetic storms, of the G3 level and higher, in the past 10 years, according to the Laboratory of X-Ray Astronomy of the Sun of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Starliner undocks from ISS, returns to Earth without crew

Boeing's Starliner spacecraft has undocked from the International Space Station and is heading back to Earth without a crew, according to broadcast on the NASA website.

Earth hit by 'severe' solar storm

The Earth was hit Monday by an intense solar storm that could bring the northern lights to night skies further south than normal, a US agency announced. 

Hottest day ever recorded globally on 21 July

Sunday 21 July was the hottest day ever recorded globally, according to preliminary data from the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service.

Auroras sparkle as massive solar storm strikes Earth, threatening to disrupt satellites, power grids

The most powerful solar storm in more than two decades struck Earth on Friday, triggering spectacular celestial light shows in skies from Tasmania to Britain – and threatening possible disruptions to satellites and power grids as it persists into the weekend.

NASA Denies Report About Satellite Falling Over Kiev, Says Agency Satellite Still In Orbit

Following the reports that NASA's satellite fell in Ukraine, Rob Margetta, NASA's Public Affairs Officer told Sputnik that the agency's satellite called RHESSI remains in orbit, and no other objects reentered the atmosphere.

Putin: Any country that launches nuclear attack on Russia will be wiped out - The Jerusalem Post

Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed on Friday that any country that dared attack Russia with nuclear weapons would be wiped from the face of the earth.

NASA spacecraft starts trip back after collecting asteroid samples - The Jerusalem post

A NASA spacecraft, which scientists believe has collected samples from an asteroid, began its two-year journey back to Earth on Monday.

Se acelera el deshielo - YouTube

Se acelera el deshielo - YouTube

 

 

UN: World population will reach 9.8 billion by 2050

The world's population of 7.6 billion will balloon to 9.8 billion by 2050 and India will overtake China as the most populous country in just seven years, a United Nations report has said.

Hawking says humanity has 100, not 1,000, years to find new planet to live on

Renowned theoretical physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking has again called on humanity to redouble its efforts to colonize other worlds before the Earth becomes uninhabitable. This time, however, the deadline is even tighter.

Watchdog warns 'nuclear terrorism' can strike anywhere

"Nuclear terrorists" can strike anywhere, the head of the UN atomic watchdog warned Monday at the start of a week-long ministerial conference on preventing misuse of radioactive materials and attacks on facilities.

NASA: Global warming now changing how Earth wobbles

Global warming is shifting the way the Earth wobbles on its polar axis, a new NASA study says, highlighting what one expert said is the "large" impact humans have on the planet.

UN lays roadmap to end global poverty by 2030

Jubilant U.N. member states on Sunday put the finishing touches to a hugely ambitious roadmap aimed at wiping out poverty worldwide by 2030 and taking on climate change.

Il mondo finirà nel 2032. -L' asteroide dovrebbe passare a circa 1 milione e mezzo di chilometri dalla terra, troppo vicino per stare tranquilli. (video CNN)

L’asteroide 2013 TV135, che misura 410 metri, potrebbe colpire il nostro pianeta, provocando un’esplosione paragonabile a 50 bombe atomiche.

 Nonostante le possibilità siano molto basse, una su 63.000 secondo la “scala Torino” che misura la pericolosità di questi corpi celesti, gli scienziati hanno inserito questo oggetto spaziale nella lista degli asteroidi pericolosi. Quando? Nel 2032. E' stato scoperto nella costellazione delle Giraffe dall’”Osservatorio della Crimea” nel Sud dell’Ucraina da Gennady Borisov.

Diversi astronomi di tutto il mondo hanno specificato che questo asteroide dovrebbe passare a circa 1 milione e mezzo di chilometri dalla terra, troppo vicino per stare tranquilli.

2012 DA14: Too close for comfort

It's an asteroid, it's called 2012 DA14, it was only discovered last year, it is going to pass by Earth on Friday of next week (February 15) and it is going to set a record for a close miss of a space object. This monster is approaching at 4.8 miles per second. However, there is good news. It isn't going to hit... so they say.
The Russian Federal Space Agency (Federal'noe Kosmicheskoe Agentsvo) confirms that the object will fly near the Earth on February 16 MSK time, between approximately twenty to twenty-five miles from our planet (nearest point 17,200 miles). This is lower than some geostationary satellites and even closer than the upcoming near-impact with the Doomsday Asteroid, Apophis, scheduled for 2029.

Την ημέρα της Συντέλειας του Κόσμου τουρίστες προκάλεσαν ζημιές σε ναό των Μάγια

Την ημέρα του τέλους του κόσμου, η οποία, σύμφωνα με ορισμένες ερμηνείες του ημερολογίου των Ινδιάνων Μάγια έπρεπε να επέλθει στις 21 Δεκεμβρίου, τουρίστες στη Γουατεμάλα προκάλεσαν ζημιές σε αρχαίο ναό των Μάγια.
Αυτό δήλωσε ένας από τους φύλακες της αρχαίας πολιτείας Τικάλ.
Σύμφωνα με τον Οσβάλντο Γκόμες μεγάλος αριθμός τουριστών ανέβηκε σε μια από τις πέτρινες πυραμίδες, αν και αυτό απαγορεύεται αυστηρά. Ο φύλακας δεν διευκρίνισε ποιες ακριβώς ζημιές προκλήθηκαν στην πυραμίδα, ωστόσο πρόσθεσε ότι είναι αδύνατο να αποκατασταθούν οι βλάβες στα σημεία, που επλήγησαν.

Ενόψει της «Συντέλειας του κόσμου» προσκυνητές συρρέουν στη βιβλιοθήκη της Δρέσδης

Στη δημόσια και πανεπιστημιακή βιβλιοθήκη της Σαξωνίας στη γερμανική Δρέσδη συρρέει τους τελευταίους μήνες πληθώρα επισκεπτών σε μεγέθη ρεκόρ.
Καθώς πλησιάζει η 21η Δεκεμβρίου, ημέρα, η οποία δήθεν σύμφωνα με την πρόβλεψη των Μάγια θα είναι η τελευταία στην ιστορία της ανθρωπότητας, πλήθη τουριστών στέκονται στην ουρά για να αντικρίσουν το χειρόγραφο βιβλίο αυτού του αρχαίου λαού, που φυλάσσεται στη βιβλιοθήκη.

Η προφητεία των Μάγια "κτύπησε" και πολιτικούς

 

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Και ο Ρώσος πρωθυπουργός σχολιάζει το τέλος του κόσμου.

Αν επιβεβαιωθεί η προφητεία των Μάγια δεν θα έρθουν φέτος τα Χριστούγεννα. 

ΝΑΣΑ: Το μόνο που θα συμβεί στις 21/12 είναι το χειμερινό ηλιοστάσιο

Καθησυχαστικό μήνυμα για την 21η Δεκεμβρίου που έχει «διαφημιστεί» ως το τέλος του κόσμου με βάση το ημερολόγιο των Μάγια, έχει αναγκαστεί να αναρτήσει στην ιστοσελίδα της η ΝΑΣΑ, διαβεβαιώνοντας ότι το μόνο που θα συμβεί την εν λόγω μέρα είναι το χειμερινό ηλιοστάσιο.

«Στις 21 Δεκεμβρίου του 2012 δεν θα έρθει το τέλος του κόσμου όπως τον ξέρουμε, ωστόσο θα έχουμε ένα ακόμη χειμερινό ηλιοστάσιο» γράφει η ΝΑΣΑ στην ιστοσελίδα της, όπου με την βοήθεια επιστημόνων απαντά στις αγωνίες των απλών ανθρώπων οι οποίοι ενδεχομένως να μην έχουν πειστεί ότι η Γη θα υπάρχει και μετά τις 21/12/2012.