• Will a Volcano in Bali Erupt? And If So, What Will This Mean for Climate Change?

    Will a Volcano in Bali Erupt? And If So, What Will This Mean for Climate Change?

    A volcano in Indonesia has been playing a game of whether or not it’s going to erupt for months now.  The volcano pushed a large cloud of ash into the atmosphere this weekend, adding to this game.  The dual-colored plume of ash rose up to 30,000 feet into the sky, making for spectacular images, but scientists…

  • Large Asteroid Phaethon Will Come Close to the Earth in December

    Large Asteroid Phaethon Will Come Close to the Earth in December

    Russian astronomers have revealed that a gigantic asteroid, known as 3200 Phaethon will come quite close to the Earth in December.  This particular asteroid is thought to cause the Geminids meteor shower which will take place sometime between December 13 and December 14.  It will cause hundreds of bright meteors to illuminate the night sky as…

  • Will We Actually Experience More Earthquakes in 2018?

    Will We Actually Experience More Earthquakes in 2018?

    I don’t live in an earthquake-prone area of the world, but I did live through an earthquake when I was in university.  It was nothing.  But that didn’t mean it didn’t scare me a little.  Why did it scare me?  Well, its hard to explain but I thought about how it could have been worse. …