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Kenneth Becker @geophotographer.org · 30/03/2026

1/2 This is a good write up from the AMS The AMS has detected a measurable, unexplained change in fireball data. "After years of stable baseline activity, something appears to have shifted in Q1 2026, and the signal is consistent across multiple metrics." ☄️📉 🧪🔭 #Meteors #Fireball #Bolide

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Q1 2026: Has Something Changed in the Near-Earth Fireball Environment? — American Meteor Society

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Kenneth Becker @geophotographer.org · 20/03/2026

1/2 On March 16, researchers confirmed that all five primary nucleobases of DNA and RNA are present in space. By finding the final missing ones on the asteroid Ryugu, we now have the complete set. Paper www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧬☄️🔬🥒🔭 #Astrobiology #OriginOfLife #abiogenesis

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Every building block of DNA and RNA has been found on an asteroid

Explore how Ryugu asteroid nucleobases DNA RNA building blocks support theories of life's origin beyond Earth.

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Kenneth Becker @geophotographer.org · 06/03/2026

1/2 Astronomers have created the largest 3D map of hydrogen light from the early universe. Using the Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment, the team mapped a "sea of light" from faint galaxies existing 9 to 11 billion years ago 🔭🌌✨🧪 #HETDEX #Cosmology Paper iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...

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Astronomers reveal hidden structures in the young universe | Penn State University

An international team of scientists, including Penn State astronomers, have used data from the Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment to construct the largest, most accurate 3D map yet of the l...

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Kenneth Becker @geophotographer.org · 06/03/2026

1/2 Astronomers have discovered the most compact "3+1" quadruple star system ever recorded. This rare configuration, found in the TIC 290061484 system, features 3 stars orbiting each other every 1.8 days, with a 4th star circling the inner 3 every 52 days 🔭⭐✨🧪 Paper www.nature.com/articles/s41...

iflscience.com

“These Kinds Of Systems Are Very Rare”: The Most Compact Known 3+1 Quadruple Star System Has Been Discovered

Extreme, but apparently very stable.

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Kenneth Becker @geophotographer.org · 06/02/2026

1/2 New data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory found high-energy signals coming from a small fraction of the "little red dots" first seen by JWST. This discovery confirms that at least some of these objects are powered by hidden supermassive black holes 🔭✨🧪🌌🛰️ #Cosmology #JWST #Astrophysics #LRDs

scientificamerican.com

‘X-ray dot’ discovery fuels JWST ‘black hole star’ debate

Researchers have found what might be a little red dot transitioning into its final state, where x-rays burst through its gas cocoon. Others argue the object is nothing special

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Kenneth Becker @geophotographer.org · 05/02/2026

If anyone has pictures or video of this fireball meteor, feel free to add them here in the comments! NASA statement w/allsky cameras fireballs.ndc.nasa.gov/skyfalls/eve... NASA Facebook www.facebook.com/share/p/1AQt... Thumbnail credit NASA space alerts on Facebook 🧪☄️📷🔭 #meteor #nasa #florida

The image features a map of Florida outlined in bright red lines against a deep blue background resembling ocean water. A meteor with a glowing orange tail is depicted moving towards the left side of the image. The word "FLORIDA" is prominently displayed at the bottom in bold white letters, while the phrase "METEOR SIGHTING" appears above it in bold orange letters. The map shows detailed county boundaries within Florida.

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Kenneth Becker @geophotographer.org · 27/01/2026

This is pretty cool. More JWST! NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has revealed the most detailed map of dark matter ever produced. This new data exposes the "invisible scaffolding" of the universe, showing how it intertwines with visible galaxies. 🔭🌌🕸️ 🧪 #DarkMatter #JWST #Cosmology #Astrophysics

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NASA Reveals New Details About Dark Matter’s Influence on Universe

With the Webb telescope’s unprecedented sensitivity, scientists are learning more about dark matter’s influence on stars, galaxies, and even planets like Earth.

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Dr Chris Earl (MOL-BIO) @drcsearl.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

🧪“Living Matter” a new #Biophysics book by Alex J. Levine. Sadly, Prof. Levine passed away before the book was ready. This quote of his, beautifully captures the way a physicist views living systems. It is particularly poignant in how it captures the transience of human life. For us all. #science

Substack quote form the article stating that: You and I are dynamical patterns of matter characterized by input of energy and mass, and the creation of entropy in the outside world. We are not our atoms, since those change on various time scales; we are really dynamical patterns written in atoms that persist, at least for a while.”

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Vincent Ledvina @vincentledvina.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

An X1.95 flare has just peaked from AR 4341 which is in the Earth-strike zone. A large CME was ejected with an Earth-directed component. A full halo is seen in coronagraphs... it is heading right for us.

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Pacific Northwest Seismic Network @pnsn1.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Seahawks running into halftime with a comfy lead of 26-6 against the 49ers!! We are hard at work here at the PNSN, providing live annotations on the fan-generated seismograms coming in from Lumen Field. Let's go Hawks!! Watch the live feed and beat the delay at pnsn.org/experiment/2....

Annotated seismogram of the Seahawks vs 49ers game, showing the shaking cause by fans during major plays including three touchdowns.

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akearthquake.bsky.social @akearthquake.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Remember the Dec 6, magnitude 7 Hubbard Glacier Earthquake? Here is some follow-up reporting that you may be interested in. From AK state seismologist Mike West: “...researchers all around the world [are] investigating this earthquake in different ways." bit.ly/4jBf3xu

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Yukon earthquake reveals a fault line hidden beneath glaciers | CBC Accessibility

An earthquake which struck near the Alaska-Yukon border last month has revealed a fault line hidden beneath ice, drawing international research interest.

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Kenneth Becker @geophotographer.org · 11/01/2026

1/6 JWST identified nine "platypus" galaxies that defy standard cosmic categories. These objects from the infant universe appear as tiny points of light, yet they lack the signature physical traits of stars or quasars. 🔭🧪🛰️ #JWST #DeepSpace #Astrophysics #Cosmos www.earth.com/news/webb-di...

earth.com

Webb discovers 'platypus' galaxies that defy current cosmic categories

Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have identified a population of “platypus galaxies” that defy existing categories.

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Kenneth Becker @geophotographer.org · 09/01/2026

As will this soggy carbon sack Our ability to discover and test, to prove and disprove, and also to throw our hands up and say we just don't know, and yet still be excited that we might find out... It's one of the greatest skills we have. We need to protect and support it at all costs 🔭🧪🌊📡🛰️⚒️🌎

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Kenneth Becker @geophotographer.org · 09/01/2026

Everfreeze -45.6⁰C, -50⁰F, Fairbanks, Alaska, January 2026 Photo credit Kenneth Becker #photography #winter #coldsnap #fairbanks #alaska #frozencamera ❄️📷

The image depicts a serene winter landscape at midday, midwinter. A tall, snow-covered evergreen tree stands prominently in the foreground, slightly to the right. Surrounding it are smaller trees and shrubs also blanketed with snow. The sky is a gentle gradient transitioning from a soft pastel yellow near the horizon to a pale blue higher up. A light mist or fog hangs low over the distant treetops, creating a tranquil and calm atmosphere. The ground is entirely covered in snow, adding to the overall stillness of the scene.

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Kenneth Becker @geophotographer.org · 07/01/2026

1/4 A 2012 solar eruption rivaled the power of the 1859 Carrington Event but narrowly missed Earth. New USGS research maps the consequences if a storm of that magnitude hit the US grid today. 🔭🧪☀️🛰️⚒️ #SpaceWeather #Geology #SolarStorm #Science #Carrington www.usgs.gov/news/feature...

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What a Solar Superstorm Could Mean for the US

If a geomagnetic storm as large as the famed “Carrington Event” of 1859 were to occur today, it could adversely affect telecommunications and electric power transmission systems across the U.S., espec...

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Kenneth Becker @geophotographer.org · 07/01/2026

Stars in Sextans A form dust grains made almost entirely of iron despite the galaxy having low levels of heavy elements. JWST observations verify that chemically primitive stars can generate solid material. Iron grains absorb light efficiently without the spectral signatures of silicates #jwst 🔭🧪🛰️

science.nasa.gov

NASA Webb Finds Early-Universe Analog's Unexpected Talent for Making Dust - NASA Science

Using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have spotted two rare kinds of dust in the dwarf galaxy Sextans A, one of the most chemically primitive

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Kenneth Becker @geophotographer.org · 06/01/2026

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe mapped the Sun’s outer magnetic boundary, the Alfvén surface, for the first time. Flying closer than ever, it reveals where the solar wind escapes and shapes space weather. #NASA #Sun #SpaceWeather #SolarScience 🧪🔭🛰️☀️ Paper: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...

sciencenews.org

First maps of the sun's outer boundary may help predict solar storms

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has mapped the shifting boundary between the sun and the rest of the solar system.

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Kenneth Becker @geophotographer.org · 21/12/2025

Happy Winter Solstice! In Fairbanks, we're only getting 3 hours and 42 minutes daylight. The sun sets soon at 2:40 pm here. Image courtesy of National Weather Service Fairbanks 📷❄️☀️🌄 #sunset #wintersolstice #alaska #nws

Image of the solstice sunset today, December 21st 2025, taken from the geophysical institute by the NationalWeather Service, Fairbanks office.

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Kenneth Becker @geophotographer.org · 11/12/2025

Webb’s near-infrared image shows that the flash called GRB 250314A came from a supernova when the universe was only 730Myo. The image also reveals the host galaxy for the first time at this distance, giving scientists a direct view of early cosmic evolution. #JWST #Astrophysics #EarlyUniverse 🧪🛰️🔭

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GRB 250314A Pull-out (NIRCam Image) - NASA Science

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope identified the source of a super bright flash of light known as a gamma-ray burst: a supernova that exploded when the universe was only 730 million years old. Webb’s ...

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akearthquake.bsky.social @akearthquake.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

As of this morning, our data analysts have worked through ~180 aftershocks above magnitude 3 from yesterday's large earthquake near the Hubbard Glacier. While we have not detected landslides, note that this event was on the same fault system that led to the 1958 Lituya Bay tsunami.

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Vincent Ledvina @vincentledvina.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

A G3 (STRONG) geomagnetic storm watch has been issued by the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center. This is due to a CME predicted to arrive at Earth around early-midday Dec 9 UT (Monday night). Auroral displays may be seen across the central U.S. Follow for more updates.

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Kenneth Becker @geophotographer.org · 07/12/2025

Article by the Alaska Earthquake Center regarding today's M7 earthquake. 🧪⚒️ #earthquake #alaska

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John Cassidy @earthquakeguy.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Did you feel shaking in Yukon at 1:41 p.m. MST today? That was a M7 #earthquake near the seismically active YK-AK border and 250 km to the west of #Whitehorse. Shaking was felt across much of Yukon and southeastern AK. Details and report shaking: www.earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/recent/2025/... ⚒️🧪

Canadian National Seismic Network seismic station at Whitehorse, Yukon, showing the felt ground shaking from today's M7 earthquake located 250 km to the west of the city. Shaking level is amplified to show several of the aftershocks.

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Kenneth Becker @geophotographer.org · 06/12/2025

Update from AEC: There have been a number of aftershocks, and AEC has confirmed the initial event to be a magnitude 7. ⚒️🧪 #alaska #earthquake earthquake.alaska.edu Follow @akearthquake.bsky.social for more information

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Home | Alaska Earthquake Center

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Kenneth Becker @geophotographer.org · 06/12/2025

There is no tsunami risk for this earthquake. I will repost the Earthquake Center's announcement about that. Go to AEC's website for more information: earthquake.alaska.edu ⚒️🧪 #Alaska #earthquake

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Home | Alaska Earthquake Center

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Kenneth Becker @geophotographer.org · 04/12/2025

SWOT recorded the 29 July 2025 M8.8 Kamchatka tsunami in altimetry, showing unexpected dispersive wave patterns. This data could refine tsunami forecasts and constrain the rupture and models #SWOT #tsunami 🧪⚒️🌊🛰️ Article scitechdaily.com/nasa-satelli... Paper pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/tsr/arti...

youtu.be

Model Animation of M8.8 Kamchatka, Russia 2025 Tsunami

YouTube video by SciTech Daily

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Kenneth Becker @geophotographer.org · 04/12/2025

A team led by University of Cambridge analyzed 183 fossil backbone segments from at least 32 ancient anacondas and found they already measured 4-5 metres around 12.4Mya. Their size has remained essentially unchanged since then. #Anaconda #Evolution 🧪⚒️🐍🧬 Paper www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

sciencedaily.com

Scientists discover why anacondas stayed giants for 12 million years

Ancient anaconda fossils show that the snakes became giants soon after emerging in Miocene South America. Their size has stayed stable for over 12 million years, even though other huge reptiles went e...

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Kenneth Becker @geophotographer.org · 30/11/2025

They certainly didn't chicken out! I'll see myself out. 🧪⚒️ #ak #alaska #earthquake #chickens #footage #AEC

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Kenneth Becker @geophotographer.org · 29/11/2025

Denali's night-light, Fairbanks, Alaska, November 2025 Photo credit Kenneth Becker 📷 #photography #sunset #Denali #alaska

The image captures a sunset behind Mount Denali, taken from a vantage point three miles north of Fairbanks. The sky is a gradient of colors, transitioning from a deep orange near the horizon to a dark gray as it ascends. A layer of thick, dark gray clouds hovers above, while the lower sky remains vivid with shades of orange and yellow. The silhouette of Mount Denali is visible against the vibrant sky, with its outline partially obscured by clouds. In the foreground, there is a forested area with dark silhouettes of tall pine trees. Below the horizon, small scattered lights is the city of Fairbanks, with noticeable smoke rising from one area, forming a thin plume that drifts into the sky.

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Kenneth Becker @geophotographer.org · 28/11/2025

An excellent visualization of the subduction zone up here and the location of the earthquake. Thank you for sharing @judithgeology.bsky.social! 🧪⚒️ #earthquake #alaska

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Kenneth Becker @geophotographer.org · 27/11/2025

A message from AKDOT for Alaska residents regarding this morning's earthquake: www.facebook.com/share/p/1KLZ... #AlaskaEarthquake #SouthcentralAlaska #Anchorage #Willow #Wasilla #EagleRiver #Palmer #MatSuValley #Girdwood #HoustonAlaska 🚧🛣️👷👷‍♀️🏗️🏢🏠🦺⚠️

Nov. 27, 2025 Good morning Southcentral Alaska! After a significant seismic event, such as the 6.0 we experienced this morning, DOT&PF conducts inspections of our highways, bridges, airports, and tunnels. While travel impacts are unlikely, we will report any finding here and on our 511 system.

The image features a rectangular graphic with a bright orange background. In the center, on a pale yellow rectangle with rounded corners, there is text related to earthquake response. The top section displays an emblem featuring a landscape with mountains, water, an airplane, and a building, encircled by the words "TRANSPORTATION & PUBLIC FACILITIES STATE OF ALASKA" in a blue and gold ring. Below the emblem, the heading reads "Earthquake Response" in large blue letters. Following this is a short dividing line, beneath which is a block of text in smaller blue letters describing the actions taken by Alaska DOT&PF after seismic events.

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Kenneth Becker @geophotographer.org · 27/11/2025

Reminder to anyone who felt the shaking, even if you didn't get a video: If you haven't already, submit your felt report for the magnitude 6.0 earthquake near Willow, Alaska here: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/... 🧪⚒️ #alaska #earthquake #dyfi #usgs

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Kenneth Becker @geophotographer.org · 27/11/2025

AEC's FB: *We've gotten a number of videos that people have shared to our Facebook feed. Thankfully there is no significant damage reported, likely because the earthquake was so deep, but people were certainly shaken thoroughly. Here's a scene from Palmer." www.facebook.com/share/p/17bY... 🧪⚒️

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Powerful Earthquake! #earthquake #earthquakes #earthquakesurvival

YouTube video by McSpeed Alaskan Adventures

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Kenneth Becker @geophotographer.org · 27/11/2025

From AEC's Facebook page: "This interesting video of this morning's shaker demonstrates the arrival of two sets of felt waves -- S waves and then surface waves. Play with the volume on to hear the shaking! Thank you to Bryanna in Anchorage." www.facebook.com/share/v/169m... 🧪⚒️ #earthquake #alaska

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Kenneth Becker @geophotographer.org · 27/11/2025

More info on the M6.0 earthquake NW of Anchorage earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2025... FB page www.facebook.com/Akearthquake AEC is requesting anyone with video footage or photos from this earthquake to send them to: uaf-aec@alaska.edu (or message through FaceBook) 🧪⚒️ #earthquake #alaska

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Willow M6.0 | Alaska Earthquake Center

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Kenneth Becker @geophotographer.org · 27/11/2025

Perseverance gathered years of radio data from Martian dust storms, and new analysis confirms the signals match lightning discharges rather than wind. The finding points to active electrical activity within Mars’s evolving weather #Mars #NASA #PlanetaryScience 🧪🔭 Paper www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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NASA Recorded Lightning Crackling on Mars For The First Time

A lonely rover toiling among the sands of Mars has now answered an age-old question: If lightning crackles on the red planet and no one hears it, does it still make a sound? In recordings obtained by ...

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Kenneth Becker @geophotographer.org · 26/11/2025

Last light, UAF Geophysical Institute, Fairbanks, Alaska, January 2022 📷 #photography #sunset #winter #alaska

The image showcases a winter sunset over a snowy landscape. In the foreground, snow-covered ground is visible, with outlines of parked cars partially buried in snowbanks. Leafless trees are scattered throughout, silhouetted against the setting sun. The sky is a mixture of warm oranges and yellows at the horizon, transitioning to purples and blues higher up. Two evergreen trees frame the scene on the left and right edges, adding depth to the composition. The overall atmosphere is serene and calm, with a contrasting interplay between the warm sunset and cold snow.

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Kenneth Becker @geophotographer.org · 26/11/2025

A brief dip in starlight points to a possible tiny moon around Quaoar, estimated at 30 to 38 kilometers wide. JWST did not detect it, so researchers say more occultations are needed to confirm the object for now. #KuiperBelt #TNO #Quaoar #JWST 🧪🔭 Paper arxiv.org/abs/2511.07370

sci.news

Trans-Neptunian Object Quaoar Has Two Moons, New Study Suggests | Sci.News

The newly-discovered moon has an estimated diameter of 38 km (23.6 miles) and a V magnitude of 28, likely making it the faintest satellite ever found around a trans-Neptunian object.

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Kenneth Becker @geophotographer.org · 26/11/2025

Voyager 1 will reach one light-day from Earth in a little less than a year! Mark your calendars, if you haven't already: November 15, 2026 🧪🔭📡🛰️ #Voyager1 #NASA #SpaceExploration #Spacecraft

popsci.com

Voyager 1 is almost one light-day from Earth

The intrepid spacecraft will cross a major distance milestone in November 2026.

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Kenneth Becker @geophotographer.org · 26/11/2025

Subsurface rock beneath the Appalachians shows a mantle heat mass that formed during the Greenland and North America split ~80 Ma. It migrated ~1,800 km and now lies ~200 km under New England. #Tectonics #MantlePlume ⚒️🧪 Paper pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/...

sciencedaily.com

Giant hidden heat blob slowly travels beneath the U. S.

An immense pocket of hot rock deep beneath the Appalachians may be a wandering relic of the breakup between Greenland and North America 80 million years ago. Researchers suggest this slow-moving “mant...

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