What’s inside the Moon? Seismology can show us
A series of Apollo missions put seismometers on the Moon, allowing us to learn a lot about our neighbor’s interior.
Quite accomplished for a 22-year-old: celebrating the Network of the Americas
It’s been 22 years since the NSF first funded an ambitious project to build a large-scale geodetic network we now know as the Network of the Americas. As the NSF GAGE facility award reaches its end, it’s worth looking back at how we got here.
As Arctic sea ice declines, seismometers hear waves beating on unprotected shores
Seismic noise can serve as an indicator of wave action and sea ice coverage offshore.
An unusual tsunami in Japan looks to have been caused by a submarine caldera
In the first week of October in 2023, earthquakes struck in a cluster near submarine volcanoes off Japan, producing a tsunami.
Golden Triangle temblors reveal thickness of earthquake-prone crust
A recent study of the hidden seismic hazards within the Golden Triangle region of Laos, Thailand and Myanmar found new faults and interesting patterns in the depths of the fault motion.
Radar reveals a Greenland glacier’s daily balancing act
Terrestrial Radar Interferometry can help detect how rising sea levels put pressure on Greenland’s Helheim Glacier.
Ghosts and swarms put spotlight on seismicity in South Carolina
Could a set of local railroad ghost stories be related to small, understudied earthquakes?
Using geodetic tools to monitor a changing Arctic
Two projects show how remote sensing and geodetic tools can help us study changing ecosystems and landscapes.
Monitoring microearthquakes of energy-storing salt domes in the Southeast US
Seismic imaging can map out hidden weaknesses around salt caverns used to store oil and gas.
As above, so below: how geophysics can help us unlock secrets of the cosmos
Geophysical instruments make key contributions to some large astrophysics experiments.