Forecasting volcanic eruptions in time to alert authorities and populations remains a major global challenge. In a study ...

Super-Earths are the galaxy’s “middle children.” They are beefier than Earth but smaller than gas giants like Neptune. We ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Studying the molten rock simmering about 12 miles below the Earth ...

Astronomers have spent the past decade cataloguing thousands of planets beyond the solar system, many of them falling into a ...

(NEXSTAR) — There have long been questions about when Yellowstone’s volcanic system could see an eruption, especially after a massive hydrothermal explosion was caught on camera last summer.

A layer of molten rock deep inside some rocky planets may be doing more than shaping their interiors. New research points to ...

Scientists have uncovered a long-missing piece of the volcanic puzzle: rising magma doesn’t just form explosive gas bubbles when pressure drops—it can do so simply by being sheared and “kneaded” ...

Magma continues to accumulate in a chamber beneath Svartsengi and has now reached levels thought to have triggered the volcanic eruption that sent lava flowing into Grindavík on Jan. 14. When you ...

For years, scientists have wondered why North America’s highest mountain is not a volcano. All the ingredients for volcanic activity lurk deep beneath Denali, which sits above where one planetary ...

Authorities in Iceland have warned that a volcanic eruption is imminent, with the town of Grindavík, close to the country's famous Blue Lagoon resort, evacuated. When you purchase through links on our ...

This artist’s concept shows what exoplanet K2-18 b could look like. Credit: NASA, CSA, ESA, J. Olmsted (STScI) Far beyond our solar system are hycean planets—planets that have hydrogen-rich ...