New Research Identifies Moonquake Dangers That Could Threaten Future Lunar Missions
New research suggests that subtle tremors beneath the lunar surface, not meteor strikes, may be responsible for reshaping…
Most Earthquake Energy Becomes Heat, Not Shaking
A scanning electron photomicrograph highlights a region of rock that slipped during a laboratory-induced earthquake. The “flowy” central…
Around 90% of an Earthquake’s Energy Doesn’t Do What You Think It Does
Earthquakes can be deadly and disastrous. But what we feel may constitute a tiny sliver of an earthquake’s…
NASA’s GUARDIAN Tsunami Detection Tech Catches Wave in Real Time
A massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami off Russia in late July tested an experimental detection system that had…