SUNGRAZING COMET: This morning, the sun had a comet for breakfast. The icy visitor from the outer solar system appeared with little warning on April 9th and plunged into the sun during the early hours of April 10th. One comet went in, none came out. Visit https://spaceweather.com to see a death plunge movie from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory.

SOLAR WIND STORM: The first major solar wind storm of the new solar cycle has come to an end. The event, which stretched from April 4th to April 8th, ignited auroras over both poles and many points in between. Highlights include Northern Lights over an active volcano in Iceland, green skies in Minnesota, and a kaleidoscopic display of Southern Lights over Antarctica. Start browsing the updated aurora gallery here: https://www.spaceweather.com/aurora/gallery_01apr10_page5.htmIRIS Earthquake Monitor USGS

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width="350" height="233">The LHC.. Is this all going
somewhere in greater
destiny?
LHC:
10 million mini-Big Bangs created in one week   MSNBC - April 7,
2010
10
million mini-Big Bangs created in one week   MSNBC - April 7, 2010

Einstein equations
indicate possibility of black hole formation at the LHC   PhysOrg -
April 6, 2010
  Launch
success for Esa's Cryosat-2 ice mission   BBC - April 8, 2010
First
Pictures: Mystery Disk Eclipses StarFirst Pictures: Mystery Disk
Eclipses Star   National Geographic - April 8, 2010

The nature of the eclipsing object has been a mystery, with theories
suggesting everything from a black hole to a dusty nebula.
  Scientists capture
Tolkien-like eclipse   PhysOrg - April 8, 2010
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  Octopus
vs. Sea Lion - First Ever Video   National Geographic - April 10,
2010  
New National Geographic Crittercam footage shows never before seen
eating habits of the Australian sea lion—including video of a sea lion
hunting a large octopus. The footage is from a project intended to help
save the endangered sea lions, in part by uncovering where and how the
animals eat.
(The National Geographic Society owns National
Geographic News.)