The Voyager spacecraft accomplished one of the most extraordinary exploration missions in history. During their journeys past the outer planets, the probes revealed previously unimaginable discoveries ...

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

In a stroke of luck, astronomers saw the comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) break into four or five fragments in November after it passed close to the sun.

Researchers at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and collaborating institutions recently built a generative AI model that can recreate molecular structures from the ...

When particles in volcanic ash cloud rub together, some pick up positive charge and others negative – now physicists have ...

The National Weather Service (NWS) office in Grand Rapids, Michigan, shared some spectacular views of "ice volcanoes" spewing out of Lake Michigan during a cold front over the weekend. "It was a great ...

A new detection method called “Jerk” could dramatically improve how scientists forecast volcanic eruptions. By using a single broadband seismometer, the system can detect extremely subtle ground ...

I n its latest eruption event, Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano sent a fountain of lava 540 meters (1,770 feet) up into the sky in what is a new record for this eruption, which began in December 2024. Some of ...

If you have been living under a rock for the past 2–3 years and stepped out today wondering why the world — and even your ...

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts with 1,000-foot lava fountains, forcing highway and park closures as the volcanic ash falls near Big Island communities.

This image taken by NASA's Landsat 8 satellite captures lava, ash, and gases flowing from Mayon, the most active volcano in the Philippines, Mayon is ...

HONOLULU (AP) — The latest lava fountaining episode of an erupting Hawaii volcano reached 1,000 feet high Tuesday, prompting temporary closures at a national park and part of an important highway ...