Restless Kīlauea Launches Lava and Ash
Kīlauea has entered its second year of episodic activity after reawakening in December 2024. Since then, the Hawaiian…
Eruption at Mayon – NASA Science
At any given moment, about 20 volcanoes on Earth are actively erupting. Often among them is Mayon—the most active volcano…
Scoria Cones on Earth and Mars
Since the 1970s, planetary geologists have known that volcanic features cover large swaths of Mars. Early Mariner 9…
Home Reef Adds On – NASA Science
Home Reef, a mid-ocean volcano in the Tonga archipelago, continues to build onto its modest land area. Volcanic…
Scientists Found a Massive Lava Tube Hiding Beneath the Surface of Venus
Scientists may have found the first evidence of underground tunnels lurking beneath the surface of Venus, carved by…
Scientists Spot First Known Lava Tube on Venus
Researchers had only hypothesized the existence of underground lava tubes on Venus—until now. Using decades-old radar data, a…
NASA Detects Most Powerful Eruption Ever on Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Io
Jupiter’s moon Io is covered in hundreds of volcanoes, which spew fountains of lava that constantly refill impact…
How ‘badass’ microbes move in after volcanoes erupt
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. New research…
Webb shows Io, one of Jupiter’s hellish moons, seething with volcanoes
The Webb telescope captures Io, one of Jupiter’s moons, where tidal heating is so intense that it fuels…
Volcanic sulfur on Mars could have been helpful for life
View larger. | NASA’s Curiosity rover found these pure sulfur crystals on May 30, 2024, after it drove…
In Rural Wisconsin, Pat Perry Connects the Various Forces That Shape Our World — Colossal
In a rural Wisconsin city of just more than 1,200 people, the hyperlocal and the universal converge in…