Saturday, February 10, 2018

Feb 10 - Top Stories This Week

February 10

Top Stories This Week

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Elon Musk, on his triumphant Falcon Heavy
Musk's description of Tuesday's successful launch of the Falcon Heavy lift vehicle.
Volcán de Fuego from Earth and space
Photos of recent eruption of Volcán de Fuego, Central America's "fire volcano".
Scientists solve a methane puzzle
New study settles a disagreement about the source of heat-trapping methane in Earth's atmosphere.
Humans witnessed fire-covered Earth at end of Ice Age
Research says 12,800 years ago, 10 percent of Earth's land surface was consumed by fires, thanks to a cosmic impact.
Is a major California earthquake overdue?
California has a 93% chance of an earthquake with magnitude 7 or greater by 2045, say forecasts.
James Webb Telescope arrives in California
The telescope's component halves had been undergoing testing in Houston. Now they're about to be assembled.
TRAPPIST-1 worlds likely terrestrial and water-rich
New insights about the 7 planets orbiting nearby star TRAPPIST-1.
Moon closest to Saturn before sunup Sunday
Saturn is the most distant and slowest-moving world that you can easily see with the unaided eye. Let the moon show it to you Sunday morning.

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Moon closest to Saturn before sunup Sunday
From the Northern Hemisphere, look southeast. From the Southern Hemisphere, look more due east.
Martian dust cascades
This image, from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) spacecraft, shows streaks forming on slopes on the Martian surface when dust cascades downhill.
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