volcanoes

Could Martian Volcanoes Help With Search For Water On The Red Planet?

Could a Martian volcanic explosion show off the path to water? One research team thinks so. They analyzed volcanic rock…

7 years ago

Timelapse: Indonesian Volcanoes at Day and Night by Thierry Legault

Here's a beautiful new timelapse from the extremely talented astrophotographer Thierry Legault. He recently traveled to Java Island in Indonesia…

7 years ago

New Image Captures one of the Brightest Volcanoes Ever Seen in the Solar System

Jupiter’s innermost moon, Io — with over 400 active volcanoes, extensive lava flows and floodplains of liquid rock — is…

7 years ago

Awesome ‘Sideways’ View from Space of the Erupting Kliuchevskoi Volcano

We've seen some great views from space of erupting volcanoes, like Pavlov, Shiveluch, and Nabro. While most of the views…

8 years ago

Volcanic Blast Forms New Island Near Japan

A volcanic eruption is creating a tiny new island off the coast of Japan. The Japanese Coast Guard snapped images…

8 years ago

Ancient ‘Supervolcanoes’ Lurk On Mars And Once Showered Planet In Ash: Study

Once-active "supervolcanoes" in northern Mars likely spewed ash and dust thousands of miles away, producing powdery deposits noticed by the…

8 years ago

A Volcanic View of Mercury

Here on Earth we're used to seeing volcanoes as towering mountains with steam-belching peaks or enormous fissures oozing lava. But…

8 years ago

Major Volcanic Eruption Seen on Jupiter’s Moon Io

Recent observations of Jupiter’s moon Io has revealed a massive volcanic eruption taking place 628,300,000 km (390,400,000 miles) from Earth.…

8 years ago

Stunning View from Orbit: Dramatic Volcanoes at Dawn

A stunning view from orbit! Astronaut Chris Hadfield captured this shot of the volcanoes of Kamchatka in Russia. “Volcanoes look…

9 years ago

Are Venus’ Volcanoes Still Active?

Artist’s impression of an active volcano on Venus (ESA/AOES) Incredibly dense, visually opaque and loaded with caustic sulfuric acid, Venus'…

9 years ago