No injuries or damage reported yet, and no tsunami expected from Friday morning’s 7.0 magnitude temblor
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NOAA reviewing ESA protections for humpback whales
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will initiate an in-depth review into whether the North Pacific humpback still needs protection under the Endangered Species Act.
Tons Of Molten Glass Go Into Making Mirror For Giant Telescope
Technicians on Saturday are set to cast 20 tons of glass for the third of seven ultra-precise primary mirrors that will make up the 72-foot Giant Magellan Telescope, scheduled for completion in northern Chile’s arid Atacama Desert in 2020.
NASA Reactivating Spacecraft To Hunt For Near-Earth Asteroids
NASA is bringing a retired spacecraft back into service to help search for asteroids that could pose a danger to Earth, the space agency announced on Wednesday.
Did You Know? Alaskan Waters Are Home To Sharks Too
When you ask anyone to name animals in Alaska, answers run the gamut from wolves to whales and occasionally the erroneous penguin. But there’s one animal that hardly ever makes the list: sharks.
VIDEO: ‘Sideways Rocket Hop’ By SpaceX Prototype
The engineers at SpaceX this week successfully launched a 10-story rocket to an altitude of about 800 feet, moved it about 330 feet sideways and then brought the “Grasshopper” back down to its landing pad.