Sunday, September 30, 2018

Sept 30 - Indonesia Earthquake and Tsunami

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Death toll surges over 800 in Indonesia earthquake

Links to news and images of the 7.5-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck Indonesia on Friday. By Sunday morning, the death toll had gone over 800, with thousands waiting to be rescued. Click in for a compilation of links.
Matter falling into a black hole at 30% light speed
There may be misaligned disks of material rotating around a distant black hole. Rings of gas may be breaking off and colliding, leaving gas to fall directly toward the black hole at unfathomable speeds. Read more.
Study untangles how pollution, smoke affect clouds
Smoky air makes it harder for thunderclouds to grow. But pollution - if it's not too heavy - energizes their growth, according to a new study based on satellite data. Read more.
NASA balloon tracks electric blue clouds
A balloon mission flying over the North Pole captured 6 million images of these bright blue noctilucent clouds as they wafted across the upper atmosphere. Read more and watch a video.


A NASA balloon observed these noctilucent - or night-shining - clouds over the Arctic in July 2018. Image via NASA/PMC Turbo/Joy Ng.

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Every visible star is within Milky Way
Matt Aust - Startrails posted this beauty to EarthSky Facebook last week. He captured it on a recent visit to Hornfeldspitze Mountain in Austria.

Death toll surges over 800 in Indonesia earthquake

Palu, where the tsunami struck on Friday, is a city of 335,000. Some are still thought to be trapped in the debris of collapsed buildings.

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