Seismometer readings could offer debris flow early warning
First came the fire, then the rain—and finally, the devastating mud.
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May 30, 2018
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News tagged with seismometer
Simulations for Mars Insight mission
On 5 May, the NASA "InSight"-lander set off on its journey to Mars. This is the first mission dedicated to investigate the internal structure of the red planet and to answer some key questions such as: Why have Earth and ...
Space Exploration
May 28, 2018
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One scientist's 30-year quest to get under Mars' skin
Philippe Lognonne has waited three decades to hear the heartbeat of Mars.
Space Exploration
May 5, 2018
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Mars mission—Testing instruments in the Black Forest
Meteorite impacts and geological formations: So far, exploration of Mars has focused on its surface. The "InSight" mission of NASA and European partners starting on May 5, 2018 will now concentrate on the "inner values" of ...
Space Exploration
Mar 22, 2018
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Scientists capture Earth's 'hum' on ocean floor
Scientists have long known earthquakes can cause the Earth to vibrate for extended periods of time. However, in 1998 a research team found the Earth also constantly generates a low-frequency vibrational signal in the absence ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 7, 2017
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New early signals to quantify the magnitude of strong earthquakes
After an earthquake, there is an instantaneous gravitational disturbance that could be recorded before the seismic waves that seismologists can detect. In a study published in Science on December 1, 2017, a team comprising ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 1, 2017
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Alaska aquiver: State hosts plate tectonics research effort
Alaska averages 40,000 earthquakes per year, with more large quakes than the other 49 states combined, and America's shakiest state is about to have its ground examined like never before.
Earth Sciences
May 24, 2017
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'Planetary stethoscope' could determine what lies in Europa's global ocean
Jupiter's moon Europa is definitely an odd place. Discovered in 1610 by Galileo Galilei, it was first seen in detail only in the late 1970s, after spacecraft visited the jovian system.
Space Exploration
May 10, 2017
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Seismometers are giving scientists a clearer look at a giant scar under the American Midwest
When Doug Wiens approached Minnesota farmers to ask permission to install a seismometer on their land, he often got a puzzled look. "You could tell they were thinking 'Why are you putting a seismometer here?,' " said Wiens, ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 27, 2016
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NASA suspends March launch of InSight mission to Mars (Update)
NASA announced on Tuesday it has suspended the March 2016 launch of its InSight mission to Mars because of problems with a key scientific component.
Space Exploration
Dec 22, 2015
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