volcanoes
Over 100 Million Years Ago, Olympus Mons Had a Massive Landslide
While the surface of Mars looks relatively unchanging now, it wasn’t always so. The tallest mountain in the Solar System…
Did Powerful Asteroid Impacts Make Venus So Different From Earth?
A new study connects impacts during Venus' early history to its smooth and "youthful" appearance today.
Olympus Could Have Been a Giant Volcanic Island in an Ancient Martian Ocean
New research shows that Mars' Olympus Mons may have once been a volcanic island surrounding by ocean.
The Most Intense Lightning Ever Seen Came From Last Year's Tonga Volcano Eruption
The enormous undersea volcano that erupted in Tonga last year was record-breaking in many regards. It generated the highest-ever recorded…
Juno Reveals Volcanoes on Io
Jupiter's moon Io is the most volcanic world in the Solar System, with over 400 volcanoes. Some of them eject…
The Tonga Eruption Was So Powerful it Disrupted Satellites Half a World Away
Remember the huge Tonga eruption in the South Pacific in January 2022? This underwater volcano sent tons of ash into…
There's a Giant Magma Plume on Mars, Bulging the Surface out Across a Vast Region
Scientists find more evidence that a magma plume could exist beneath Elysium Planitia, proving Mars might still be volcanically active
Mauna Loa is Erupting for the First Time in 40 Years. Here’s What it Looks Like From Space.
A sleeping giant of a volcano woke up this past week on the Big Island of Hawaii. Mauna Loa, which…
Volcanoes are the worst. They’ve caused extinctions on Earth, and probably killed Venus
Is there anything good about volcanoes? They can be violent, dangerous, and unpredictable. For modern humans, volcanoes are mostly an…
The Moon had Volcanoes More Recently Than Previously Believed
Recent analysis of the samples returned by the Chang'e-5 mission reveal that volcanic activity on the Moon lasted longer than…