The Amazing August Planet Show Aug 16, 2008
Mars shines fairly high but not very bright (just magnitude 1. 7) to Venus's left. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Istanbul Vulnerable if Big Quake Strikes - Report Aug 15, 2008
7 magnitude, with the rescue operation covering one million people, according to the report produced by the Japan International Cooperation Agency and the city council ... Some 18,000 people -- 1,000 of them in Istanbul -- were killed in a quake in northwest Turkey in August 1999 which had a magnitude of 7 ... The report assessed scenarios based on earthquakes with magnitudes of 6. (Planet Ark, United States)
NASA study improves ability to predict aerosols' effect on cloud cover Aug 15, 2008
"During the dry season in the Amazon, the only aerosols of any magnitude are from smoke emerging from human-initiated fires.". It is well documented from previous studies that aerosols play an essential role in how clouds develop. (EurekAlert!)
Step fatherhood: A misunderstood bond Aug 14, 2008
Mothers role The magnitude of a mothers role in relationships as sensitive as these is immense. Often, the mother gets caught up in a dilemma about whom to side with when an altercation does start between the father and child. (India Times, India)
Rocket fuel found in milk in California Aug 14, 2008
"They are on the same order of magnitude as a sugar cube in an oil tanker.". The Environmental Working Group study found levels averaging 1. (Yahoo News -- Food Safety)
LETTERS: NCT, Aug. 12, 2008 Aug 13, 2008
" Neither said either, but after years of misquoting, it has become assumed to be truth.There for, the appeal in Ron's conviction for contempt is denied.Court adjourned! Chris wrote on Aug 12, 2008 2:04 PM:Poor Chuck. Georgia has been spending more on the military and it is the U.S. and Israel who is supplying the weapons. So might I remind you that it was Georgia that started this war by attacking South Ossetia and they got their just deserts. Yes I support Russia because the U.S. has been... (North County Times)
Perseid meteor shower peaks early Tuesday Aug 12, 2008
Jim Gamble photographed this "nice, bright and long magnitude -8.6 Perseid" using an all-sky camera at the El Paso Station of the Sandia All Sky Camera Network. . (MSNBC -- Politics)
Earthquake shakes southern Greece Aug 10, 2008
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)
Aftershocks rock Indonesia island Aug 9, 2008
A temblor with a magnitude of 6 ... The first earthquake, on Wednesday evening, had a magnitude of 8 ... 8 magnitude quake and a series of shocks. (Yahoo News -- Earthquakes & Volcanoes)
Fresh earthquakes rock Indonesia Aug 9, 2008
The largest tremor, of magnitude 8 ... 4-magnitude quake off the northern tip of the island of Sulawesi ... The earlier magnitude-7. (Yahoo News -- Earthquakes & Volcanoes)
The Daily Graphic acted ethically, letter writers say Aug 9, 2008
It seems that when a tragedy of this magnitude occurs, there are fringe groups with questionable motives who wish to grab onto the apron strings of a national, international, or even global issue in order to flaunt their cause. Such has been the case with the PETA organization in their bid to have your paper run their most recent ad comparing the killing of animals to this murder. (Portage Daily Graphic)
Airlines to cut 60 million seats by year end... Aug 8, 2008
Public transportation in the U.S. is a joke, and there is no public transportation that can handle an influx of passengers of this magnitude ... Public transportation in the U.S. is a joke, and there is no public transportation that can handle an influx of passengers of this magnitude. (The Drudge Report)
Quake Damages Houses on Indonesia's Sumbawa Island Aug 8, 2008
The US Geological Survey put the quake's magnitude at 5. 7, while Indonesia's meteorology and geophysics agency said it was 6. (Planet Ark, United States)
Antarctic Fossils Show Much Warmer Continent Aug 6, 2008
"To me, the most interesting part of the whole story is that we've documented the timing and the magnitude of a tremendous change in Antarctic climate: the transition marks a shift from warm, temperate glaciers with patches of fringing tundra to today's cold-polar glaciers set within in a barren polar desert," said Marchant ... " "It is one of the most dramatic and long-lasting changes that one can imagine," Marchant said. "I don't know of any other place on Earth where such an enduring change... (Science Daily)
5.5 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Indian Ocean Aug 6, 2008
5 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Indian Ocean ... 5 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Indian Ocean. (Planet Ark, United States)
X-ray Diffraction Looks Inside Aerogels In 3-D Aug 5, 2008
"But below about 10 percent density, the strength of aerogels like the ones we tested on the order of 1 percent density is orders of magnitude less than expected.". Of the theories that seek to explain this phenomenon, one is the "percolation" model, in which fragments become detached from the load-bearing structure and add mass without contributing to strength. (Science Daily)
Hotels taking room rates down to the ground floor Aug 4, 2008
A drop of that magnitude would cost the hotel industry 40 million room nights and $4. 3 billion in revenue. (The Delaware County Times, PA)
Mud Pots Signal Possible Extension Of San Andreas Fault Aug 1, 2008
The scenario will call for a quake with a magnitude of 7. 8 that begins in the same area that is the subject of this paper. (Science Daily)
L.A. Suburb at Quake Epicenter Gets Hard Shake Jul 31, 2008
"The first thing we thought was that L.A. went down and we were on the other end of it," Sparkes said as he shopped at a supermarket a few hours after the magnitude 5. 4 quake. (Planet Ark, United States)
Electrical Activity On Saturn's Moon Titan Confirmed By Spanish Scientists Jul 30, 2008
The MIP was primarily used for measuring the atmosphere s electrical conductivity, but between each measurement of this physical magnitude it also acted as a dipolar antenna, measuring the natural electrical field in the atmosphere. In a stable fall, without balancing, the MIP would have measured the electrical field s weak tangential component , said Morente, but fortunately a strong wind balanced the probe and the electrodes measured a superposition of that tangential and radial component. (Science Daily)
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Mars and Saturn (magnitudes +1 ... Jupiter (magnitude 2 ... Uranus and Neptune (magnitudes 5. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Magnitude 6.4 Quake Near Russia's Kuril Islands Jul 25, 2008
Planet Ark : Magnitude 6 ... 4 magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Russia's Kuril Islands in the northern Pacific, the US Geological Survey reported on Wednesday. (Planet Ark, United States)
The Four-Planet Dance of 2008 Jul 24, 2008
Every evening just after sunset, four planets and two first-magnitude stars combine to form fascinating and ever-changing patterns ... Go outside ten minutes after sunset and scan the western horizon until you find brilliant Venus, shining at magnitude -3 ... Mercury (magnitude -0. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Strong Quake Jolts Northern Japan, No Tsunami Jul 24, 2008
The Japan Meteorological Agency said there was no threat of a tsunami from the quake, which had a preliminary magnitude of 6 ... The country accounts for about 20 percent of the world's earthquakes of magnitude 6 or greater ... In October 2004, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6. (Planet Ark, United States)
Rep. Bachmann Reports From ANWR: 'Drill It or Lose It' Jul 24, 2008
We have a pipeline that is over 800 miles long that goes from Prudhoe Bay down to ; and that alone has to be one of the wonders of the world -- the fact that a pipeline of this magnitude could be built and it s been running continuously for 31 years, so it s very low effort not traversing over mountains, but just going over regular tundra, and we would only need to build a 74 mile spur of pipeline. Bachman took after Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her claims that there are 60 million... (Human Events Online)
Lockheed Martin, NASA ready to test country's newest spacecraft Jul 23, 2008
It s [an] across-the-whole country kind of team that s necessary to get the resources needed for a project of this magnitude, Price said. The Orion mission trails only the Joint Strike Fighter plane project in scale among Lockheed Martin s new development projects, he said. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Makemake Officially Introduced As The Third Plutoid In Our Solar ... Jul 23, 2008
Makemake is bright enough to be seen through a high-end amateur telescope, having a peak magnitude of roughly 16. 5: "The orbit is not particularly strange, but the object itself is big," Brown said, "probably 2/3 the size of Pluto." Makemake also holds an important role in prompting IAU specialists to redefine the notion of planet and create a new group of dwarf planets. (eFluxMedia)
Letters to the editor Jul 22, 2008
In the interests of a workable future for our children, and regardless of the exact magnitude of the human contribution to climate change, we should be encouraging these efforts, not trying to kill public support for exploring sustainable energy options. Laurence Padman. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
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Chamberlain-like, Obama would stumble us all into the Next Big War of Un-Imaginable Magnitude, his gift to the spirit criminals of this world. Posted by: Miguel, Sacramento, USA 21 July 2008. (International Herald Tribune)
Magnitude 6.1 Quake Jolts Northern Japan Jul 22, 2008
Planet Ark : Magnitude 6. 1 Quake Jolts Northern Japan. (Planet Ark, United States)
Shuttle mission to Hubble: Some assembly required Jul 22, 2008
" As the observatory manager, Griffin is eager to see what the Hubble Space Telescope will produce with new cameras that improve resolution by 15 to 35 times. Hubble's spectacular views of faraway galaxies will be even more detailed. "It's great to see it all come together," he said. "The (new) cameras are going to provide orders of magnitude improvement. "Who knows the science we'll get from the upgraded Hubble. We've always been surprised.". (USA Today -- Tech)
IAU: The official 'Makemake' announcement Jul 22, 2008
Visually, it is the second brightest transneptunian object, following after Pluto, and is bright enough to be seen through a high-end amateur telescope (a peak magnitude of roughly 16. 5). (USA Today -- Tech)
Tsunami Warning Lifted in Northeast Japan Jul 21, 2008
0 magnitude tremor struck beneath the north Pacific Ocean, 77 miles (123 km) east northeast of Iwaki, Japan at 0239 GMT at a depth of 25 miles (40 km) ... The country accounts for about 20 percent of the world's earthquakes of magnitude 6 or greater ... In October 2004, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6. (Planet Ark, United States)
Makemake: The Fourth Dwarf Planet Jul 20, 2008
With a peak magnitude of 16 ... In comparison, Pluto has an average magnitude of 15. (Suite101.com)
Make Way for Makemake Jul 18, 2008
Quite bright (magnitude 16. 7) despite its distance, 2005 FY9 turns out to be the third largest trans-Neptunian object (after Eris and Pluto); its diameter is roughly 950 miles (1,500 km). (SkyAndTelescope.com)
The Whale Oil Economy Jul 16, 2008
Water vapour is the leading greenhouse gas by an order of magnitude (ie if CO2 is 8%, water vapour is closer to 80%) The sun has known 11 and 200 year cycles (some would argue 78 and 200 years) one of which seems to correspond to Jupiter and Saturn lining up on one side of the sun. Tidal effects. (Townhall.com)
Crackling Planets Jul 16, 2008
Because the soil is insulating, providing no path to ground, a space suit or rover can build up tremendous triboelectric charge, whose magnitude is yet unknown. And when the astronaut or vehicle gets back to base and touches metal - ZAP. (FirstScience.com)
Quake Hits Off Greek Island of Rhodes, One Killed Jul 16, 2008
ATHENS - One person was killed in an accident after a magnitude 6 ... Two people were killed and scores injured by a magnitude 6. (Planet Ark, United States)
Binary asteroid to glide past Earth this week Jul 15, 2008
4 to 2 million km) during the week and will flit through Canis Major a constellation heading south, glowing like a 13th magnitude star, she said. Scientists are always keen to study the make-up and dynamics of these systems as it helps them figure out how to deflect binaries on a collision course with Earth. (Sify)
Greek quake kills one Jul 15, 2008
5 magnitude quake on 8 June killed two people and injured about 140 in the northern Peloponnese. AFP Digg | | | | | | Copyright 2002-2008 iafrica. (iAfrica.com)
One dead after strong quake hits Greece Jul 15, 2008
5 magnitude quake on June 8 killed two people and injured about 140 in the northern Peloponnese. 2008. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Stress Meter Detects Quake Hours In Advance Jul 13, 2008
Based on the test of a seismic stress meter set up at the San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth (SAFOD) near Parkfield, CA, the instrument detected a distinct change in the rock 10 hours before a magnitude 3 earthquake occurred on Dec. 24, 2005. The same instrument measured similar signals two hours before a magnitude 1 temblor occurred five days later. (AHN)
Herculean device for molecular mysteries Jul 13, 2008
By looking at time scales that last several orders of magnitude longer than today's simulations, the Anton team is hoping to discover new kinds of biological processes that would not otherwise be observable. "If you can do 1,000 times longer, real proteins come into play," Shaw said in a technical lecture in 2006 at Stanford describing his work. (International Herald Tribune)
Your guide to spotting the space station Jul 13, 2008
Nominally, its visual magnitude from the ground can make it appear as bright as the planets Jupiter and Venus, although in recent days some observers have seen the to dazzling brilliance, thanks to sunlight glinting off one of its many solar panels. In fact, some have even been able to glimpse the station while the sun was just above the horizon. (MSNBC -- Technology)
New technologies show promise for early quake warning Jul 13, 2008
A measurable change preceded a magnitude 3 quake on Christmas Eve 2005 by 10 hours ... A smaller but closer magnitude 1 temblor five days later was preceded by a signal about two hours before the quake. (Xinhuanet, China)
A stress meter for fault zones Jul 13, 2008
Two seismic events, one of magnitude 3 and another of magnitude 1, caused ... These excursions corresponded to two earthquakes in the Parkfield region, an area so well instrumented that earthquake magnitude and location, including depth, can be determined with great precision ... One earthquake measured magnitude 3, the largest local event during the observation period; the other earthquake measured magnitude 1, but occurred closer to the experiment. (EurekAlert!)
U.S. Delays Regulation of Greenhouse Gases Jul 13, 2008
WASHINGTON The US environmental protection agency (EPA) has postponed any decision on regulating greenhouse gas emissions, citing "the complexity and magnitude" of the issue ... But the EPA said in a 588-page report released Friday that given "the complexity and magnitude of the question" there were doubts whether "greenhouse gases could be effectively controlled under the Clean Air Act.". (Newsmax)
China Quake Raised Stresses; Aftershocks to Come Jul 8, 2008
"The 12 May 2008 magnitude 7.9 earthquake that struck the eastern Sichuan region caused grievous losses, yet its legacy includes possible large aftershocks in the near future because it increased failure stress on important faults within and around the Sichuan basin," Tom Parsons of the USGS in Menlo Park, California and colleagues wrote ... Seismologists have already recorded at least 150 aftershocks above a magnitude of 4, with the highest a 6, and say a major aftershock of 6. (Planet Ark, United States)
5.7 Magnitude Quake Shakes Islands North of Japan Jul 7, 2008
7 Magnitude Quake Shakes Islands North of Japan ... 7 Magnitude Quake Shakes Islands North of Japan ... 7 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the largely uninhabited Kuril Islands in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday, according to the US Geological Survey. (Planet Ark, United States)
This Week's Sky at a Glance Jul 5, 2008
You'll need optical aid; it's only 5th or 6th magnitude see our ... The red long-period variable star V Bootis should still be about at its maximum brightness, 7th or 8th magnitude spottable in binoculars ... A dawn challenge: On Monday morning, writes David Likuski, "at 5 a.m. EDT, Mercury (magnitude 0.1) forms a close conjunction with the star Zeta Tauri (magnitude +3.0), 11 arcminutes apart as seen from mid-northern latitudes. Western viewers can catch the conjunction almost as well three... (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Purge amid Chile transport chaos Jul 4, 2008
Although it is true that the system has had important problems of implementation and poor planning, protests have been very localized as many people understand that a transportation system change of such a magnitude can only be a benefit for everybody. Ismael, Santiago, Chile. (Yahoo News -- Chile)
REGION: Quakes, oil don't mix Jul 3, 2008
The faults are capable of generating an earthquake of greater than magnitude 7 ... The 1994 Northridge earthquake that rocked Los Angeles was measured at magnitude 6. (North County Times)
The laboratory at the end of the solar system Jul 3, 2008
This was due to the dynamic nature of termination shock fluctuations; in fact, the time between crossings is on the order of magnitude expected for ripples propagating through the shock. Various instruments searched for the force that is holding the shock front back, and it was found that energized "pickup ions" play a major role in the dynamics of the termination shock. (Ars Technica)
Plasma, LCDs blamed for accelerating global warming Jul 3, 2008
Okay, so it's a lousy estimate, but even within an order-of magnitude, cars are far, far far far far worse than a tv. (0). (ABC Online)
China Still Faces Flooding Risk From "Quake Lakes" Jul 3, 2008
9 magnitude quake, which killed about 70,000 people, created 35 so-called "quake lakes", the majority in the hard hit province of Sichuan. Deputy Water Resources Minister Jiao Yong told a news conference in Beijing that though work to drain the lakes had largely been successful, there was still a threat to hundreds of thousands of people living downstream. (Planet Ark, United States)
University of Washington ends one fundraising campaign; starts another Jul 2, 2008
Greg Sheridan, associate vice president for constituency programs, said the UW is entering a period that is essentially in between campaigns, the next of which would likely have to be in the magnitude of $4 billion. A campaign of that size would make it the largest public university campaign in the country, according to the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), the Washington, D.C.-based group for higher education fundraisers. (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Tunguska: 100 Years and Counting Jul 2, 2008
And cosmic oddsmakers now predict that collisions of this magnitude occur every 1,000 years or so. So, in some sense, we're lucky that Tunguska happened so recently. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Chameleon Spends Most Of Short Life In Egg Jul 2, 2008
1 inches) a day--up to two orders of magnitude greater than other known lizard growth rate. In less than 60 days, for example, there can be a 300%-400% increase in body size for males to reach adulthood. (Science Daily)
Prime Minister Murray Jul 2, 2008
And, magnitude of his display yesterday acknowledged, he didn't help himself with his closing gesture on centre court: sleeve rolled up and bicep curled, he pointed vigorously to the reasonable bump, reaffirming, perhaps, that he was stronger than McEnroe had given him credit for. Brave British warrior for this morning's front pages; bit of a gimp for the rest of the planet. (iAfrica.com)
1801 California up for sale Jul 1, 2008
"They're the three biggies in downtown Denver. We haven't seen buildings of that magnitude since then.". Bitzer handled leasing for 1801 California in the 1980s, when he was with what's now Fuller Real Estate of Denver. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Rising prices, fragile states; Hillary's debt Jul 1, 2008
Rising prices, fragile states; Hillary's debt - International Herald Tribune. Rising prices, fragile states. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Night Sky: July and the Summer Triangle Jun 30, 2008
If you have a clear southern horizon, then one target in July s night sky stands out; the giant planet Jupiter shining at magnitude -2. 7 among the stars of Sagittarius. (Times Online)
Venus, Jupiter and Mercury among sights in night sky Jun 30, 2008
Look for it in the southwest in the constellation Sagittarius, shining brightly at magnitude-2 ... Right above the center star, you may see Neptune, at magnitude 7 ... Look for it in the southwest in the constellation Sagittarius, shining brightly at magnitude-2. (Akron Beacon Journal)
Quake Hits Remote Indian Islands, No Tsunami Alert Jun 30, 2008
"The magnitude is 6.3 and it's centred in the Andaman Islands," Srinivas Kumar, an official at the centre, told Reuters ... The US Geological Survey said the quake was magnitude 6 ... 1 magnitude and 30 km deep struck at 1307 GMT. The epicentre was under the seabed near the location of the earlier quake. (Planet Ark, United States)
A close encounter for Mars and Saturn Jun 28, 2008
Yellow-white Saturn, shining sedately at magnitude +0 ... 6, Mars has now fallen to the rank of second magnitude and appears only one-half as bright as Saturn. (MSNBC -- Technology)
