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Seismic Study Reveals Hidden Megathrust Earthquake Risk off British Columbia – State of the Planet

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Seismic Study Reveals Hidden Megathrust Earthquake Risk off British Columbia – State of the Planet

Adapted from a release written by Alison Auld for Dalhousie University Lamont’s R/V Marcus G. Langseth. Credit: Anne Becel A new study published in Science Advances has revealed the first detailed images of a newly developing subduction zone off the coast of British Columbia’s Haida Gwaii archipelago. The international team of researchers collected the data for this study during a 2021 cruise by the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory’s research vessel, the Marcus G. Langseth. They used a 15-kilometer-long underwater cable equipped with thousands of underwater microphones, called hydrophones, in the area off northern British Columbia to map the deep structure of the Earth’s subsurface. Their data confirmed that the Queen Charlotte fault system can generate powerful megathrust eart...

NASA — Cosmic Dawn through Her Lens: Sophia Roberts

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NASA — Cosmic Dawn through Her Lens: Sophia Roberts

If you’ve seen video footage of the James Webb Space Telescope, there’s a good chance you’ve seen it through her lens.ALTSophia Roberts is an astrophysics video producer at NASA Goddard in Maryland. She spent years chasing Webb around the country as one of its primary videographers, documenting its construction and crafting stories that explained why Webb was worth building.“There were countless potential points of failure. It was up to the communications team to acknowledge those risks honestly and help the public understand why the mission still mattered,” she said.ALTSophia’s incredible efforts included capturing hours-long timelapses of major operations, filming inside clean rooms (special facilities where space mission components are assembled and tested), and editing these moments to...

SpaceX launches first of three missions for Amazon’s Project Kuiper constellation – Spaceflight Now

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SpaceX launches first of three missions for Amazon’s Project Kuiper constellation – Spaceflight Now

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station carrying 24 satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper internet constellation. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now Update July 16, 2:53 a.m. EDT: The Falcon 9 booster landed on the droneship. Amazon now has the third launch of its Project Kuiper broadband internet satellites in the books. This time around, they launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The mission, dubbed KF-01 or Kuiper Falcon 1, lifted off at 2:30 a.m. EDT (0630 UTC). The rocket took off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and will begin deploying the 24 Project Kuiper satellites about 56 minutes after liftoff. Heading into the launch opportunity, the 45th Weather Squadron on Tuesday forecast a...

Armagh Observatory & Planetarium Marks 230 Years of Weather Records – Astronotes

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Armagh Observatory & Planetarium Marks 230 Years of Weather Records – Astronotes

Armagh Observatory and Planetarium marked a remarkable milestone this week, 230 years of daily weather observations, with readings taken every single day since 14 July 1795. To celebrate the occasion, the Observatory hosted a special gathering at its historic meteorological enclosure (“MET cage”) on Monday 14 July at 10 am, followed by a Family Fun Day at the Planetarium. 230 Years of Weather Recording 14 July 2025 Armagh Observatory and Planetarium Armagh CREDIT: LiamMcArdle.com Meteorological measurements at Armagh began in December 1794, with an unbroken sequence of daily weather readings starting in July 1795, making this one of the longest continuous climate records in the British Isles. “Reaching 230 years of uninterrupted weather records is an extraordinary achievement,” said Dr Ker...

NASA, SpaceX target July 31 for Crew-11 launch to the ISS – Spaceflight Now

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NASA, SpaceX target July 31 for Crew-11 launch to the ISS – Spaceflight Now

The four crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station are pictured inside SpaceX’s Hangar X at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. From left to right: Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman, and JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui. Image: SpaceX The next four-person crew heading to the International Space Station is less than three weeks away from launch. On Thursday, NASA announced that it and SpaceX were targeting July 31 for the flight of SpaceX’s Crew-11 mission to the orbiting outpost. The penultimate Dragon mission for 2025 is set to liftoff from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 12:09 p.m. EDT (1609 UTC). The mission is led by NASA astronaut Zena Cardman. She will be flying along with fellow NA...