In this article on the May 5 2012 Super Moon – Perigee Moon we tell you what a "Super Moon" is, give you a NASA Video that explains it really nicely and we tell you what affect it will have on the earth and you! As always when there is a lot of hype around an event there are people who will try to make money by scaring people. But the Super Moon is a non event as far as posing any risk or danger. Enjoy the view because the moon will appear almost 20% brighter on May 5th, 2012!

May 5 2012 Super Moon – Must Know Summary – The Moon will be at its closest point in orbit to the earth and the Sun, Earth and Moon will be aligned (in that order)> The moon will appear about 16% larger and 30% brighter. There will  be little noticeable affect on the earth or you!

May 5 2012 Super Moon – Perigee Moon

Simply put a "Super Moon" is a full moon on the day the moon happens to be the closest to earth that it gets in its orbit. The Term "Super Moon"  was a name created by a astronomer in the 1970's and is only that – just a name. Many people like to stir up fears of impending doom earthquakes and title waves but the fact is that the moon being at its closest point is no big deal. It gets that close many times during the course of the year. And the fact that the Sun, Earth and Moon are in alignment are no big deal. That happens every time there is a full moon! While the moon is strong enough to pull the ocean and create the tides, its being a little closer is not going to affect much. There are MANY other forces at play on the earth and within the earth that have to be taken into account.

May 5 2012 Super Moon – Perigee Moon: Video by NASA!

Below is a well done easy to understand video by NASA on the "Super Moon". It will answer all of your questions and make you a Super Moon authority! But remember – use your knowledge for good, not evil!

The article below is from the experts at NASA.

I have cut it down to save space but You can see the article in its entirety at the NASA website by clicking on this link to read the NASA Super Moon – Perigee Moon article.

Goddard's Chief Scientist Talks About the 'Super moon' Phenomenon 03.11.11

Question: What is the definition of a super moon and why is it called that?

'Super moon' is a situation when the moon is slightly closer to Earth in its orbit than on average, and this effect is most noticeable when it occurs at the same time as a full moon. So, the moon may seem bigger although the difference in its distance from Earth is only a few percent at such times. It is called a super moon because this is a very noticeable alignment that at first glance would seem to have an effect. The 'super' in super moon is really just the appearance of being closer, but unless we were measuring the Earth-Moon distance by laser range finders (as we do to track the LRO [Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter] spacecraft in low lunar orbit and to watch the Earth-Moon distance over years), there is really no difference. The super moon really attests to the wonderful new wealth of data NASA's LRO mission has returned for the Moon, making several key science questions about our nearest neighbor all the more important.

Are there any adverse effects on Earth because of the close proximity of the moon?

The effects on Earth from a super moon are minor, and according to the most detailed studies by terrestrial seismologists and volcanologists, the combination of the moon being at its closest to Earth in its orbit, and being in its 'full moon' configuration (relative to the Earth and sun), should not affect the internal energy balance of the Earth since there are lunar tides every day. The Earth has stored a tremendous amount of internal energy within its thin outer shell or crust, and the small differences in the tidal forces exerted by the moon (and sun) are not enough to fundamentally overcome the much larger forces within the planet due to convection (and other aspects of the internal energy balance that drives plate tectonics).

Nonetheless, these super moon times remind us of the effect of our 'Africa-sized' nearest neighbor on our lives, affecting ocean tides and contributing to many cultural aspects of our lives (as a visible aspect of how our planet is part of the solar system and space).

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Saturn's Moon Dione has Oxygen -Discovery could mean ingredients for life are abundant on icy space bodies

LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, March 2, 2012—Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists and an international research team have announced discovery of molecular oxygen ions (O2+) in the upper-most atmosphere of Dione, one of the 62 known moons orbiting the ringed planet. The research appeared recently in Geophysical Research Letters and was made possible via instruments aboard NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, which was launched in 1997.

Dione—discovered in 1684 by astronomer Giovanni Cassini (after whom the spacecraft was named)—orbits Saturn at roughly the same distance as our own moon orbits Earth. The tiny moon is a mere 700 miles wide and appears to be a thick, pockmarked layer of water ice surrounding a smaller rock core. As it orbits Saturn every 2.7 days, Dione is bombarded by charged particles (ions) emanating from Saturn’s very strong magnetosphere. These ions slam into the surface of Dione, displacing molecular oxygen ions into Dione’s thin atmosphere through a process called sputtering.

Molecular oxygen ions are then stripped from Dione’s exosphere by Saturn’s strong magnetosphere.

Saturn's Moon Dione has Oxygen – - how we know

A sensor aboard the Cassini spacecraft called the Cassini Plasma Spectrometer (CAPS) detected the oxygen ions in Dione’s wake during a flyby of the moon in 2010. Los Alamos researchers Robert Tokar and Michelle Thomsen noted the presence of the oxygen ions.

“The concentration of oxygen in Dione’s atmosphere is roughly similar to what you would find in Earth’s atmosphere at an altitude of about 300 miles,” Tokar said. “It’s not enough to sustain life, but—together with similar observations of other moons around Saturn and Jupiter—these are definitive examples of a process by which a lot of oxygen can be produced in icy celestial bodies that are bombarded by charged particles or photons from the Sun or whatever light source happens to be nearby.”

Perhaps even more exciting is the possibility that on a moon with subsurface water, such as Jupiter’s moon Europa, molecular oxygen could combine with carbon in subsurface lakes to form the building blocks of life. Future missions to Europa could help unravel questions about that moon’s habitability.

Two sensors aboard Cassini built by Los Alamos National Laboratory are expected to come into play beginning later this month, and again in April and May, when the Cassini spacecraft flies by the moon Enceladus. The moon is one of the brightest objects in our solar system, reflecting back nearly all of the sunlight that strikes it, thanks to a shimmering surface of snowy ice crystals. The moon also unleashes plumes of material from its south polar region. Los Alamos’ ion-beam spectrometer and ion-mass spectrometer may help answer key questions about the composition of these plumes.

The research can be found at: http://www.agu.org/journals/gl/gl1203/2011GL050452/

Saturn's Moon Dione has Oxygen – about the Cassini-hyugens mission

You can click on this link to read our article on the Cassini Solstice mission.

The Cassini-Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Italian Space Agency. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., manages the mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington, D.C. The Cassini plasma spectrometer team and the ion and neutral mass spectrometer team are based at Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio.

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In this article on NASA Planning for EML-2 Space Outpost we provide definitions and discuss the plans and provide direct links to NASA's information on this hot topic!

Note: EML stands for "Earth Moon Librattion" . A Earth Moon Libration point is a place in space where the combined gravitational pull of the moon and the Earth balance each other out, allowing a space station to stay in one spot without either drifting off or subcumming to the gravitational pull of either bodies.

NASA Planning for EML-2 Space Outpost – Background

According to a NASA Feb. 3 memo, NASA is putting together a team to develop a plan for exploring a spot in space known as the Earth-moon libration point 2 (EML-2) for a space Outpost.

This is a part of NASA's Global Exploration Roadmap. You can click on this link to read NASA's GER Overview and Status.

NASA has already Identified the EML-2 location as the best spot for such an Outpost.

EML-2 could serve an array of purposes from acting as a waypoint for space missions to planets or an assembly point for space or lunar equipment to hosting a variety of science experiments.

NASA Planning for EML-2 Space Outpost – examples of ongoing planning

 NASA conducted the Human Exploration Community Workshop on the International Space
Exploration Coordination Group (ISECG) Global Exploration Roadmap (GER) in San Diego, CA
from November 14-16, 2011.

Several plans presented in that workshop involved using the EML2  extensively. (You can click on this link to go directly to the NASA web page on the HEC Workshop to learn more):

Ben Donahue (Boeing) presented a Moon mission concept that uses a platform at EML2. The
platform could also support asteroid missions. The concept featured a LOX/Methane reusable
lunar lander, triggering a panel discussion on the challenges and benefits of using
LOX/Methane in this application. Ben also described the opportunity for controlling lunar
surface robots from an EML2 platform. The panel recognized the potential of such a telepresence
capability. The chair of the Lunar Exploration Analysis Group (LEAG), Chip Shearer,
described some work that LEAG is currently doing to help inform the dialog on the benefits and
challenges of operating robots from EML2. More information on the LEAG and its lunar
exploration roadmap can be found at http://www.lpi.usra.edu/leag/ .

Michael Elsperman (Boeing) presented another asteroid mission concept using a platform at
Earth-Moon L2 (EML2) to build up the necessary capabilities for the asteroid mission. The
platform was considered part of the ISS Program, controlled and managed by the ISS Program.
The scenario made use of electric propulsion capabilities where space transit times were not
critical drivers to the exploration systems. This presentation triggered considerable discussion
on the benefits of early deployment of habitation capability to an Earth-Moon Lagrange point
and the recognition that such an intermediate step towards beyond LEO mission scenarios must
be done in an affordable manner by interested partner agencies. The presentation also noted
the need for identifying additional asteroid targets.

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In this article on the Alaska Cleveland Volcano Alert we give the cure=rent update from the Alaska Volcano Observatory and a link for more up to the minute information.

A new lava dome has been observed in the summit crater and the code level has been raised to ORANGE

Additional information on Cleveland Volcano and the current activity may be found at this link:

http://www.avo.alaska.edu/activity/Cleveland.php

Alaska Cleveland Volcano Alert – AVO/USGS Volcanic Activity Notice Cleveland Volcano

From The Alaska Volcano Observatory at http://www.avo.alaska.edu/activity/report.php?id=21231&mode=hans&type=3

AVO/USGS Volcanic Activity Notice Cleveland Volcano

Volcano: Cleveland (CAVW #1101-24-)

Current Volcano Alert Level: WATCH
Previous Volcano Alert Level: ADVISORY

Current Aviation Color Code: ORANGE
Previous Aviation Color Code: YELLOW

Issued: Tuesday, January 31, 2012, 3:21 PM AKST (20120201/0021Z)
Source: Alaska Volcano Observatory
Notice Number: 2012/A2
Location: N 52 deg 49 min W 169 deg 56 min
Elevation: 5676 ft (1730 m)
Area: Aleutians Alaska

Volcanic Activity Summary: Renewed eruptive activity of Cleveland Volcano has been observed in satellite data, and AVO is raising the Aviation Color Code to Orange and the Alert Level to Watch. A new lava dome has been observed in the summit crater, and as of 30 January 2012 was approximately 40 meters (130 feet) in diameter. There have been no observations of ash emissions or explosive activity during this current lava eruption.

The lava dome that formed throughout the fall-winter of 2011 was largely removed by the explosive activity on 25 and 29 December, 2011. It remains possible for intermittent, sudden explosions of blocks and ash to occur at any time, and ash clouds exceeding 20,000 feet above sea level may develop.

Such explosions and their associated ash clouds may go undetected in satellite imagery for hours. If a large, explosive, ash-producing event occurs, seismic, infrasound, or volcanic lightning may be detected by local and regional monitoring networks. There is no real-time seismic monitoring network on Mount Cleveland.

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In this article on Coronal Mass Ejections 2012 we give a NASA Video of the most recent CME and facts on this Coronal Mass Ejection and give links to NASA and NOAA Websites for more information we are also going to give a CME or Solar Flare Overview and then discuss the January 24, 2012 CME event in detail!

Coronal Mass Ejections 2012 – The January 19 – January

You can click on this link to go to the NASA Sun Earth Web page and see a video of the CME mentioned below and to research other events.

The sun erupted late on January 22, 2012 with an M8.7 class flare, an earth-directed coronal mass ejection (CME), and a burst of fast moving, highly energetic protons known as a "solar energetic particle" event. The latter has caused the strongest solar radiation storm since September 2005 according to NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center.

Here is the first of 2 NASA Videos capturing the Solar Flare as it actually occurred. Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the flare, shown here in teal as that is the color typically used to show light in the 131 Angstrom wavelength, a wavelength in which it is easy to view solar flares. The flare began at 10:38 PM ET on Jan. 22, peaked at 10:59 PM and ended at 11:34 PM.:

NASA's Goddard Space Weather Center's models predict that the CME is moving at almost 1,400 miles per second, and could reach Earth's magnetosphere – the magnetic envelope that surrounds Earth — as early as tomorrow, Jan 24 at 9 AM ET (plus or minus 7 hours). This has the potential to provide good auroral displays, possibly at lower latitudes than normal.

This CME comes on the heels of a long duration M-class flare began erupting on the sun at 8:42 AM ET on Thursday, January 19. The flare is shown in the above movie from the Solar Dynamics Observatory in a combination of light wavelengths. An earth-directed coronal mass ejection was associated with the solar flare. NASA's Space Weather Services estimates that it is traveling at over 630 miles per second and will reach Earth some time on Saturday, January 21, when strong geomagnetic storms are possible and viewers can be on the look out for increased aurora.

Coronal Mass Ejections 2012 – where to get the latest FACTUAL information:

The NOAA has a Space Weather Prediction Center. You can Click on this link to go directly to their webpage for up to the minute Press releases on Coronal Mass Ejections in 2012 and other Space Weather Events

At the time this article waws written it was 4;07 pm Central time on Monday January 23, 2012. Below are the current Releases on the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Website at this point in time to give you an idea of how they track and release information on Space Weather events:

2012-01-23 15:01   Geomagnetic Storm Expected Tuesday, Jan 23

As the strongest Solar Radiation Storm (S3) since May, 2005 continues, the associated Earthward-directed Coronal Mass Ejection is expected to arrive about 1400 UT (9am EST) Jan 24.  SWPC has issued a Geomagnetic Storm Watch with G2 level storming likely and G3 level storming possible, with the storm continuing into Wednesday, Jan 25.  All of this activity is related to a moderate (R2) Radio Blackout x-ray flare that erupted Sunday night (11pm EST).  Updates will be posted here as we learn more or follow us on Facebook.

2012-01-23 07:02   Largest Solar Radiation Storm Since 2005 in Progress

The strongest Solar Radiation Storm since September, 2005 is in progress and continues to get stronger and a very fast Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) is headed towards Earth.  Geomagnetic storming is a near certainty from this event, pending preliminary analysis no estimates are available yet for timing or strength of the storm.  The associated solar flare peaked at the R2 (Moderate) level on January 23 at 0400 GMT (11pm Jan 22 EST).  Updates will be posted here as we learn more or follow us on Facebook.

2012-01-20 16:35   G1 (Minor) Geomagnetic Storm Possible January 23

SWPC Forecasters have determined that the CME from NOAA Region 1402 near disk center yesterday will likely pass above (north) of Earth. This glancing blow will cause just G1 (Minor) Geomagnetic Storm activity. Look for the first signs of it around 1800Z (1:00 pm EST) on Sunday, January 22, with the bulk of the disturbance to occur Monday, January 23. Watch here for updates.

2012-01-19 23:10   UPDATE — CME from Center Disk Today

Following on from earlier today, an eruption from NOAA Region 1402 at 1605 UTC (11:05 EST) today included an earth-directed CME. Forecasters expect it to impact the geomagnetic field this weekend. Analysis is ongoing as to the strength of this impending disturbance. Check here for updates.

NOAA Regions 1401 and 1402, positioned near the center of the disk, dominate the x-ray imagery today. Expect additional R1 (Minor) Radio Blackouts from flares, and given their location, an eruption of a CME in the near future would certainly have an impact on the earth's magnetic field. Keep watch here through the weekend as conditions unfold.

Coronal Mass Ejections 2012 – Frequently Asked Questions

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In this article on the latest Earhtquake in Ohio we give full details on the Earthquake and discuss speculation that drilling for Shale Gas may have triggered the recent Ohio earthquakes.

Ohio Earthquakes Must Know Summary:

Oil companies drilling for "Shale" gas may have caused recent Ohio Earthquakes. Shale Gas is natural gas stored in formations of shale -a finely stratified sedimentary rock that formed from consolidated mud or clay and can be split easily into fragile plates. Oil companies have increased the amount of gas they can recover from the shale formations by fracturing the shale by forcing various fluids into the shale formation.

The "Fracing Fluid" is stored in wells – To get rid of the fluids after fracturing they pump it back out and store it (forever) in other deep wells.

The state of  Ohio has suspended operations at five deep wells used to dispose of fracking-related fluids after nearly a dozen earthquakes in the town of Youngstown over the past year,.

This is not a certain cause and effect as the entire industry is under fire for possible polutting water wells thru "fracing"and causing other problems and this could be more to do with politics then facts.

However Arkansas also has had a similar experience in 2011: "Early last year, an area of Arkansas experienced a series of small earthquakes which were said to have been linked to injecting wastewater underground as a byproduct of gas drilling. In July, the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission voted to ban wells for the disposal of natural gas drilling fluids in the area." source: the Environmental News Network

Ohio Earthquakes details on the recent Magnitude 4 Earthquake in the YOUNGSTOWN-WARREN AREA, OHIO
2011 December 31 20:05:01 UTC

Here are some resource links for more information:

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources – Ther eis no news posted there yet on these earthquakes but I am sure they will post information . It is a very good site: http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/OhioGeologicalSurvey/tabid/7105/Default.aspx

The Ohio Earthquake Information Center – The functions of the OEIC include determining location and magnitude of Ohio earthquakes, coordination of seismic monitoring in Ohio, answering public and media inquiries on all aspects of earthquakes,etc  http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/tabid/8311/Default.aspx

Here are the specific details of the Magnitude 4 Youhgstown Eqrthquake:

This information is straight from the US Geological Survey Website at: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/last_event/states/states_ohio.php

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In this Article – QQ47 Asteroid Threat To Earth was downgraded 7 years ago – we provide  the update from NASA in September 2003 and then following that is one of the many original news blurbs that indicated a potential earth impact by QQ47.

There has been a lot of talk on the web of the potential impact of this Asteroid in 2014. We believe that this is because people are reading the original 2003 impact threat article and not researching further and reporting that as fact when further analysis has revealed that there is no impact threat in 2014 just as the recent asteroid YU55 posed no threat when it passed between the earth and the moon on November 8, 2011.

You can click on this link to read our article on the YU55 Asteroid Threat

Newly discovered asteroid 2003 QQ47 has received considerable media attention over the last few days because it had a small chance of colliding with the Earth in the year 2014 and was rated a "1" on the Torino impact hazard scale, which goes from 0 to 10. The odds of collision in 2014, as estimated by JPL's Sentry impact monitoring system, peaked at 1 chance in 250,000, a result which was posted on our Impact Risk Page on Saturday, August 30. Impact events at the Torino Scale 1 level certainly merit careful monitoring by astronomers, but these events do not warrant public concern. In fact, each year several newly discovered asteroids reach Torino Scale 1 for a brief period after discovery; 2003 QQ47 is the fourth such case this year.

As astronomers continue to monitor an asteroid and measure its position, more precise predictions can be made. On September 2, new measurements of QQ47's position allowed us to narrow our prediction of its path in 2014, and thus we could rule out any Earth impact possibilities for 2014. In our Impact Risk Page for 2003 QQ47, the entry for the year 2014 has now disappeared, although a number of potential impact events remain for later years. We expect that these too will be ruled out in the coming days as astronomers continue to track the object and we refine our orbit predictions.

These seemingly large day-to-day changes in impact predictions for newly discovered asteroids are just what we expect. In the few days after an asteroid is first discovered, its orbit is known only very approximately. The range of possible positions in future years is wide and can easily encompass the Earth, but as the object continues to be tracked, the range of possibilities shrinks quickly, allowing us to rule out any possibility of impact. This process is ongoing for 2003 QQ47, and could take days or even weeks before all potential impacts are ruled out.

There is latest discovered asteroid 2003 QQ47 — might hit Earth about two-thirds of a mile wide could hit the earth on 21st March, 2014. But don’t lose your sleep because the chances of a collision are just 1 in 909,000, according to British astronomers. When that day comes a single factor will decide whether we survive or not and It is based on the Asteroid size. Small objects of only several metres width can destroy major cities. Medium objects of up to a kilometre can destroy continents. The very largest asteroids can destroy all life on Earth! If for instance a 2 kilometre asteroid were to hit the sea it would raise a tidal wave of unimaginable proportions – up to 10 kilometres high.

Asteroid "2003 QQ47" will be closely monitored over the next two months. If the event of it hitting Earth, the force would unleash of 350,000 megatons which is eight million times more powerful than the nuclear bomb that U.S. forces dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, during World War II. It would be traveling at 75,000 miles an hour with a mass of about 2,600 million. T

The orbit of this asteroid has been calculated on only 51 observations during a seven-day period and needed further observations to determine if any danger does exist. 2003 QQ47 has been classified as a 1 on the Torino scale of impact hazards, revealed on August 24, 2003, by the Lincoln near Earth Asteroid Research Project in New Mexico.Almost 5 billion years ago, Asteroids like 2003 QQ47 are large piece of rock and wreckage left over from the formation of the solar system. Most of all asteroids are kept at a safe distance from the Earth.

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Latest Volcanoes In The World News UPDATE:

2/01/2012 – AVO/USGS Volcanic Activity Notice – Alaska cleveland Volcano Alert

Volcano: Cleveland (CAVW #1101-24-)

Current Volcano Alert Level: WATCH
Previous Volcano Alert Level: ADVISORY

Current Aviation Color Code: ORANGE
Previous Aviation Color Code: YELLOW

Issued: Tuesday, January 31, 2012, 3:21 PM AKST (20120201/0021Z)
Source: Alaska Volcano Observatory
Notice Number: 2012/A2
Location: N 52 deg 49 min W 169 deg 56 min
Elevation: 5676 ft (1730 m)
Area: Aleutians Alaska

Volcanic Activity Summary: Renewed eruptive activity of Cleveland Volcano has been observed in satellite data, and AVO is raising the Aviation Color Code to Orange and the Alert Level to Watch. A new lava dome has been observed in the summit crater, and as of 30 January 2012 was approximately 40 meters (130 feet) in diameter. There have been no observations of ash emissions or explosive activity during this current lava eruption.

The lava dome that formed throughout the fall-winter of 2011 was largely removed by the explosive activity on 25 and 29 December, 2011. It remains possible for intermittent, sudden explosions of blocks and ash to occur at any time, and ash clouds exceeding 20,000 feet above sea level may develop. Such explosions and their associated ash clouds may go undetected in satellite imagery for hours. If a large, explosive, ash-producing event occurs, seismic, infrasound, or volcanic lightning may be detected by local and regional monitoring networks. There is no real-time seismic monitoring network on Mount Cleveland.

Additional information on Cleveland Volcano and the current activity may be found at this link:

http://www.avo.alaska.edu/activity/Cleveland.php

11/03/2011 Current Alerts for US Volcanoes

Latest "Volcanoes In The World" News  – Older entries

This report originally posted on January 26th when Shinmoe-Dake erupted violently.

After the Japanese 9.0 Magnitude Earthquake and subsequent Tsunami many have wondered aloud wether the Shinmoe-Dake eruption was a precusor to the earthquake.

Well, Shinmoe-dake volcano erupted again on Monday, spewing hot ash into the air of southern Japan. While scientists have yet to state with certainity if the eruptions (one befor, one after) was linked to the destructive quake and tsunami that decimated the northeast. it is certainly a logical conclusion.

Japan's weather agency reported the Shinmoe dake volcano in far southern Kyushu island, calm the past two weeks, resumed activity Sunday with a loud blast, the Los Angeles Times reported.

The volcano's crater was firing off ash and rock thousands of feet into the air, while the country deals with the horrific carnage the quake-tsunami inflicted on the northeast, where tens of thousands of people are dead or missing, and the economic fallout that threatens financial pain, as well.

Here is the original Report

On the morning of January 26, 2011, Shinmoe-dake, a volcano in the Kirishima complex on Japan’s Kyushu island, erupted spectacularly. Along with large amounts of ash, Shinmoe-dake erupted fountains of incandescent lava rocks (known as a strombolian eruption). The Tokyo Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) reported ash up to an altitude of 15,000 feet (4,600 meters), and ashfall prompted the closing of some nearby highways and rail lines. The eruption continued on January 27, but Japan Meteorological Agency authorities did not expect the volcano to threaten lives or propery.

In this Jan. 27, 2011 photo released by Takaharu Town Office, lightening is pictured with time exposure during an eruption from Mount Shinmoedake in the Kirishima range on the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures, southern Japan. Smoke and ash continued to spew from the volcano in southern Japan on Thursday as local officials raised the alert level and banned residents from going within a two kilometer (1.2 miles) radius of the mountain. (AP Photo/Takaharu Town Office, Shuji Uchimura) MANDATORY CREDIT

Latest "Volcanoes In The World" News – Shinmoe-dake and the Super Volcanoes

While Shinmoe-dake is not a "Dangerous" Volcanoi as volcanp's go, here is a video on the top 10 most dangerous volcanos in the world.

Note that this video ignores the most dangerous volcano related threat there is -  the six known supervolcanoes:

• the Yellowstone, Long Valley, and Valles Caldera in the United States;
• Lake Toba, North Sumatra, Indonesia;
• Taupo Volcano, North Island, New Zealand;
• and Aira Caldera, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan.

1.Mount Vesuvius 2.Kilauea 3.Mauna Loa 4.Popocatepet 5.Mount Saint Helens 6.Galeras 7.Makushin 8.Sakura-Jima 9.Mount Shasta 10.Mount Hood Top 10 most dangerous volcanoes in the world

OK thats it for this article on the Lastest "Volcanoes In The World" News – Shinmoe-dake

Current Alerts for U.S. Volcanoes

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• LVO
• NMI
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• 2011-11-03 07:43:56 Kilauea Watch Orange
• 2011-11-03 12:16:36 Cleveland Advisory Yellow
• 2011-10-28 06:54:51 Pagan Advisory Yellow
• 2011-11-01 14:18:05 Yellowstone Normal Green
• 2011-10-14 14:04:49 Long Valley Volcanic Center Normal Green
• 2011-10-03 15:21:55 Mauna Loa Normal Green
• 2011-10-03 15:21:55 Hualalai Normal Green
• 2011-10-03 15:21:55 Haleakala Normal Green
• 2011-10-03 15:21:55 Mauna Kea Normal Green
• 2011-10-03 15:21:55 Lo`ihi Unassigned Unassigned

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This article, Asteroid 2005 YU55 to miss Earth November 8, 2011, gives the details on the Near-Earth asteroid 2005 YU55 which is 1300 feet in Diameter,  and that will pass between the earth and the moon on November 8, 2011. That will be the closest that any Tracked Near Earth Object bigger then a meter or two has gotten to Earth without hitting it since they started the program so this will be a great learning opportunity for NASA and other scientists.

SUMMARY: Asteroid 2005 YU55 will come no closer then 201,889 miles from the earth. Their is a lot of misinformation on this one floating on the web. This is straight from the NASA Website.

Most of this article is from the NASA Near Earth Orbit project . We recommend going to their website and reading this and other Near Earth orbit Asteroid Stories at: http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/index.html

You can also click on this link to read our article on NASA’s studies on deflecting Asteroids that might impact the Earth.

You can click on the link below to see a simple animation of Asteroid 2005 YU55s projected path: Asteroid 2005 YU%% projected path

Trajectory of Asteroid 2005 YU55 – November 8-9, 2011 Click on image for animation

 Asteroid 2005 YU55 to miss Earth November 8, 2011

Don Yeomans, Lance Benner and Jon Giorgini
March 10, 2011

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The Near-Earth asteroid 2005 YU55 is 400 Meters in Diameter, thats huge, and it will pass within 0.85 lunar distances from the Earth on November 8, 2011. That will be the closest that any Tracked Near Earth Object bigger then a meter or two has gotten to Earth without hitting it since they started the program so this will be a great learning opportunity for NASA and other scientists.

In Terms of space and Asteroids and the Earth that is amazinglyu close. So close that it should be easily visible to the naked eye.

The rest of this article is straight from the NASA website and unedited:

The upcoming close approach by this relatively large 400 meter-sized, C-type asteroid presents an excellent opportunity for synergistic ground-based observations including optical, near infrared and radar data. The attached animated illustration shows the Earth and moon flyby geometry for November 8th and 9th when the object will reach a visual brightness of 11th magnitude and should be easily visible to observers in the northern and southern hemispheres. The closest approach to Earth and the Moon will be respectively 0.00217 AU and 0.00160 AU on 2011 November 8 at 23:28 and November 9 at 07:13 UT.

Discovered December 28, 2005 by Robert McMillan of the Spacewatch Program near Tucson Arizona, the object has been previously observed by Mike Nolan, Ellen Howell and colleagues with the Arecibo radar on April 19-21, 2010 and shown to be a very dark, nearly spherical object 400 meters in diameter. Because of its approximate 20-hour rotation period, ideal radar observations should include tracks that are 8 hours or longer on multiple dates at Goldstone (November 3-11) and when the object enters Arecibo’s observing window on November 8th.

Using the Goldstone radar operating in a relatively new “chirp” mode, the November 2011 radar opportunity could result in a shape model reconstruction with a resolution of as fine as 4 meters. Several days of high resolution imaging (about 7.5 meters) are also planned at Arecibo. As well as aiding the interpretation of the radar observations, collaborative visual and near infrared observations could define the object’s rotation characteristics and provide constraints upon the nature of the object’s surface roughness and mineral composition.

Since the asteroid will approach the Earth from the sunward direction, it will be a daylight object until the time of closest approach. The best time for new ground-based optical and infrared observations will be late in the day on November 8, after 21:00 hours UT from the eastern Atlantic and western Africa zone. A few hours after its close Earth approach, it will become generally accessible for optical and near-IR observations but will provide a challenging target because of its rapid motion across the sk

Trajectory of Asteroid 2005 YU55 – November 9, 2011 Edge-on view to the ecliptic plane

Although classified as a potentially hazardous object, 2005 YU55 poses no threat of an Earth collision over at least the next 100 years. However, this will be the closest approach to date by an object this large that we know about in advance and an event of this type will not happen again until 2028 when asteroid (153814) 2001 WN5 will pass to within 0.6 lunar distances.

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In this article, The NDM-1 Gene Makes Bacteria Antibiotic Resistant, we discuss how Scientists have discovered a gene that allows bacteria to resist antibiotics and give links to more information and sources.

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The NDM-1 Gene Makes Bacteria Antibiotic Resistant

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In a just released study a team of scientists led by Andrzej Coachman, an Argonne Distinguished Fellow who co-authored the study, along with colleagues at the Midwest Center for Structural Genomics and Texas A&M University, identified a gene called NDM-1. The gene codes for a protein that latches onto part of the antibiotic molecule: the β-lactam ring that gives the family its name. The rings are rigid, and once they break apart, the antibiotic is useless. "That's why bacteria with NDM-1 genes are so deadly,” explained Andrzej Joachimiak, an Argonne Distinguished Fellow who co-authored the study.

The study, "Structure of Apo- and Monometalated Forms of NDM-1—A Highly Potent Carbapenem-Hydrolyzing Metallo-β-Lactamase”, was funded by the National Institutes of Health and has been published online in the journal PLoS ONE.

The team managed to capture the NDM-1 enzyme in three different states. They found that NDM-1's active site, where it latches onto the antibiotic, is abnormally enormous, and flexible—like a mouth that is so large that it can capture the rings from a dozen different antibiotics, no matter their shape.

Decoding the structure allows scientists and companies to study the molecule for weaknesses: places where the structure could be attacked to disrupt its function. Joachimiak and the team are already beginning another study to test one way to neutralize the enzyme.

The NDM-1 Gene Makes Bacteria Antibiotic Resistant – Background

β-lactam antibiotics are the most widely used antibacterials in the world because they effectively kill bacteria, but are minimally toxic to human cells—which means they have few side effects. But 1999 sounded the end of the reign of β-lactams. That year, a patient died in a Swedish hospital from an infection that didn't respond to antibiotics.

Penicillin was the original β-lactam, but as bugs evolved to fight it, scientists developed an entire family of related antibiotics, including amoxicillin, cephalexin and imipenem. The drugs work by blocking the bacteria's cell walls from growing normally. The latest class, called carbapenems, is generally held as the last line of defense against the toughest drug-resistant infections, like MRSA.

But bugs resistant even to carbapenems have begun spreading across the world, and they can trade this ability not only among each other but to other species of bacteria as well.

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