Japan Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami - Measurements with Ny-Ålesund Super Conducting Gravimeter

Japan Tsunami Knock-out of Polar Instruments



Credit NOAA

Above you see the ocean wide tsunami wave propagation. It was not that kind of wave that knocked out the geodetic instrument situated close to the North Pole though. It was the gravitational consequences of all that mass movement, both the continental plates and the immense water body.

See the graphs from Ny-Ålesund here.

Algerian Abstract

Algerian Abstract



Credit: Nasa

This is actually a satellite image of Algeria consisting of multiple shots by Landsat 7. The reason why I post yet another of my own posts is that I have reasons to believe I inspired NASA to look at this image from a similar perspective, namely the arts perspective. This is their latest presentation of their own image - now with a caption and title referring to arts. :-) I'm just saying....;-)

Pain Relief in Pictures

Pain Relief In Pictures



No, I'm not referring to the sometimes fact that pretty pictures can make you forget pain. With the help of the extra, extra, super hard X-ray machine in Grenoble, we can actually (we reads the scientists who are experts on this) see how pain is handled by drugs. Pretty awesome, if you ask me. And I am just getting off my drugs after my visit to the dentist today. :-)

It's Gravitational!

It's Gravitational!



Look out for the waves! ;-)

Space Mobilized for Japan

Space mobilized for Japan



Japan is well prepared for disasters, but this combined earthquake and tsunami is too much even for them. The international community has agreed to make their earth observation satellites available to governments in needs, like Japan right now, through the International Charter Space and Major Disasters. There will be satellite images based on various techniques available soon, also to the public. Right now, it is the specialist and crisis teams who use them.

Shoes From Space

Shoes From Space



Well, at least they are made with space technology...:-)

I want!

Tasmanian Iceberg Congregation

Tasmanian Iceberg Congregation



Credit: Nasa

The New Zealand earthquake shook off a 30 million ton chunk of a Tasmanian glacier creating a number of icebergs.

Moon Map

Moon Map



a rough version

Boiling Cold

Boiling Cold



How is it possible not to LOVE PHYSICS? You get to understand how boiling bubbles keep things cool. In space! :-)