The James Webb Space Telescope detected an atmosphere on a lava-covered exoplanet, evidence that small planets close to stars ...

Before Moonfall and Don't Look Up, there were the disaster films of the '90s. They always seemed to come in pairs. Dante's Peak gave audiences two hours of Pierce Brosnan against a tectonic inferno, ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. While the recent eruption of the Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii ...

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. Fountains of lava erupted from the Sundhnúkur volcanic system in southwest Iceland on Jan. 14, 2024. As the world watched on webcams and ...

Weird lava worlds can shed light on our planet’s past, suggests a recent study. When you think about a habitable planet, you probably don’t picture a fiery ocean of magma churning on the surface of an ...

Scientists from Caltech and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have found evidence that Earth’s core is leaking. High levels of a particular isotope of helium were found in lava flows in ...

Subsurface cavities created by lava on Mars and the Moon could provide a shield against cosmic radiation, new research suggests. Researchers at the Universities of Bologna and Padua studied the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE, Canary Islands (AP) — ...

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupted beginning Sunday (Dec. 20) night local time, with dramatic lava fountains and huge puffs of gas and steam being launched from the summit crater called Halemaʻumaʻu, ...