Geoscientist/canine caretaker. UAF alum. Based in Alaska
Seismology/Volcanology/Meteorology/Astronomy/Space Weather, & Science Communication
Sometimes successful at photography
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Kenneth Becker
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Tsunami warning for Japan's north east coast after a large earthquake.
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#earthquake
#tsunami
#Japan
www.bbc.com/news/live/c0...
earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
Update from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. Over 11,000 new asteroids discovered.
Official article in the link
#VeraCRubin
#solarsystem
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rubinobservatory.org/news/11000-n...
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"Whether this reflects a genuine change in the near-Earth meteoroid environment, an amplification of reporting through AI and social media, or some combination of both, we cannot yet say definitively. What we can say is that the question deserves both public awareness and scientific attention"
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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."
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#Meteors
#Fireball
#Bolide
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Detecting these fragile compounds intact in extraterrestrial material fills a major gap in our models. It supports the theory that the core chemical ingredients for life were delivered to the early Earth by asteroid impacts.
2/2 University of Washington researcher Andy Tzanidakis found the star dimming as a huge cloud of hot dust blocked its light. Professor James Davenport notes this crash happened at an Earth-like distance, which could help explain how our own Moon formed.
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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...
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#Astrobiology
#OriginOfLife
#abiogenesis
