Kīlauea’s 2026 eruption shows increased lava fountains and ash spread, with volcanic plumes affecting communities up to 50 miles away. Learn how episodes drive the activity.

A mysterious spike of platinum buried deep in Greenland’s ice has long fueled theories of a catastrophic comet or asteroid strike 12,800 years ago—possibly triggering a sudden return to icy conditions ...

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The James Webb Space Telescope reveals active volcanoes on Io in unprecedented detail thanks to an innovative technique.

Space cameras captured the exact moment the Tonga volcano unleashed the most powerful eruption ever recorded from orbit. The ...

Since 1863, archaeologists have made more than 100 plaster casts, which show how victims died after Mount Vesuvius erupted in ...

A rare satellite image shows Mayon volcano’s 2026 eruption in the Philippines, combining natural color and infrared to reveal lava flows and pyroclastic activity, according to NASA and PHIVOLCS ...

A new NASA satellite image has captured a rare view of an erupting volcano, revealing its bright red lava flow as seen from space.

If someone told you that you could walk to the top of an active volcano in California, you’d probably assume they were ...

A breathtaking astronaut photo reveals El Salvador’s Lake Coatepeque—an ancient volcanic crater lake that sometimes ...

Discover Old Faithful Geyser in Calistoga, California, a rare geyser that erupts like clockwork in Napa Valley’s geothermal landscape.

How did young volcanoes on Mars form? This is what a recent study published in the journal Geology hopes to address as a team of scientists investigated the complex geological processes responsible ...