Iceland • Volcanoes • Ground Fractures • New Research Magnetic surveys flown over Grindavík during Iceland’s ongoing volcano-tectonic crisis revealed large fractures and underground cavities hiding beneath apparently intact ground. Some were later excavated — confirming that dangerous cracks could exist with little or no visible warning at the surface. Illustration: Magnetic drone surveys over […]

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Ten days ago, in a moment of very high drama in orbit, NASA directed its astronauts living on the International Space Station to briefly seek emergency refuge in a Crew Dragon spacecraft.

Since then, neither the US space agency nor Roscosmos has provided additional public information about the situation in orbit. But according to sources who spoke to Ars, following the spectacle in space, the problem has been successfully fixed.

At issue were persistent cracks in a small area of the International Space Station attached to the Russian Zvezda service module, known as the PrK module. The problem has been ongoing since 2019, and Russian astronauts have been attempting various fixes, often using a sealant called Germetall-1.

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