Balloons sense earthquakes from stratosphere

Plus: Physicist claims picture of a chorizo sausage is from JWST Aug 09, 2022 [Blueprint]( Let’s get ready to rumble… In a world first, a fleet of giant balloons equipped with a network of sensors has [detected a large earthquake]( from the stratosphere. This is especially exciting as the technique could one day be applied on Venus, which has a hot and dense atmosphere that prevents current technologies from detecting ‘quakes on the planet. The information these balloons could provide may give amazing clues about how planets’ structures look on the inside, for the first time ever. But before you take to the air, how about a dip in the sea? [This video]( shows a blue whale negotiating with heavy vessel traffic for a week – and it is both fascinating and shocking. Good morning. I’m Alice, an Editor at IE. This is The Blueprint. Let’s dive in. Last Sunday, Blueprint subscribers heard the world’s leading experts talk about whether – and when – we will face another mass extinction. And this week, premium subscribers will be treated to an exclusive interview with one of the scientists behind the faster boiling water breakthrough. Don't miss out — [subscribe to IE+ today]( to receive exclusive interviews, features, and much more. [Must Read]MUST READ [Balloon fleet senses a 7.3 magnitude earthquake from the stratosphere.]( [Balloons sense earthquakes.]( Sensing earthquakes on most planets has to date been nigh-on impossible, as ground-based sensors aren’t an option. But now, balloons and sensors [floating through the stratosphere]( can detect infrasound released into the atmosphere when an earthquake hits. These balloons, which are 11 meters in diameter (36 feet) and weigh 30 kilograms (66 pounds), can support up to four instruments each. To date, balloons have mostly helped with atmospheric activities, and have picked up small, local ‘quakes. However, a fleet of balloons recently set the bar at a new high (literally) by detecting a 7.3 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia. → The large earthquake mentioned above was detected by four of IASE’s Strateole-2 balloons within 10 minutes. They detected the emitted infrasound within a 3,000-kilometer (1,860 mile) radius at a 20-kilometer (12 mile) altitude. [READ MORE [Arrow]]( [SCIENCE]SCIENCE [Physicist uses a picture of a chorizo sausage and claims it's from James Webb Space Telescope.]( In news as silly as it is brilliant, a physicist [posted a slice of chorizo,]( pretending it was an image of a distant star. His followers soon realized something was up though, and he was forced to apologize for the joke. [READ MORE [Arrow]]( And Other Stories in Science - Creator of groundbreaking "UFO patents" [explains inventions]( in rare interview. - Scientists manage to combine human [muscle genes into yeast cells](. - Quantum in 2027: [Take a quantum leap]( into the future of IT. 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