A large and ancient volcano may be hiding in heavily fractured and eroded terrain on Mars, between the planet’s largest canyons and its biggest volcanoes, according to recent research. Tentatively named Noctis Mons, it could have roared to life early in Martian history and continued to erupt as recently as tens of millions of years …
Indonesia witnessed a series of eruptions from Mount Ruang, a stratovolcano located in North Sulawesi Province. The eruptions occurred on Tuesday, April 16, and continued four times on Wednesday, April 17, according to Indonesia’s volcanology agency. The falling debris from the volcano was hazardous as it could cause a tsunami. Meanwhile, rescue teams raced to …
Complex tectonic features and ancient volcanic flows on Mars. Higher elevations are marked by warmer colours. (Image Credit: NASA/Mars Odyssey/HRSC). Subscribe to Notifications Subscribe to Notifications Volcanism is commonly seen across worlds in the Solar System, that are typically caused by magmatic activity within the crusts of the planets or …
The Io image that NASA released alongside news of the successful flyby on February 3, 2024. | Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS Over the weekend, NASA’s Juno spacecraft made another close flyby of Jupiter’s moon, Io. Like a prior flyby last December, the encounter is designed to help scientists understand the volcanic nature of the moon, the most …
Local emergency management agency says eruption on Hawaii’s Big Island ‘does not pose a lava threat to communities’. One of the world’s most active volcanoes has erupted again in the US state of Hawaii after a two-month pause, spewing fountains of lava more than 24m (79 feet) high. The Hawaii Volcano Observatory said the eruption …
CNN — Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano began erupting again after nearly three months of quiet, with glowing lava flows bursting within one of its craters Sunday, according to the US Geological Survey. The eruption started around 3:15 p.m. local time in Halemaʻumaʻu crater in Kilauea’s summit caldera at Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, according to USGS. Kilauea is the …
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Susan Casey, the author of “The Underworld,” recounts her experience diving with Terry Kerby, the operations director and chief pilot of the Hawaii Undersea Research Lab (HURL). Kerby, despite being close to 70 years old, proves to be an incredibly skilled free diver. Together, they explore the underwater world beneath the Makai Research Pier. As …