The air on Venus is about 96.5% carbon dioxide, a potent greenhouse gas. All that CO2 leads to a runaway greenhouse effect ...
Their huge size is peculiar and has forced scientists to throw out their pet theories on how planetary lava tunnels form.
An amazingly tall lava flow formed during the Kilauea volcano's latest fissure eruption, new images show. The huge lava piles were created as lava rocketed from a new fissure on Kilauea 's east rift ...
The mystery of a series of strange, knobby pillars of rock that formed in Iceland has been solved. A creeping lava flow and a stream of water mixed to create hollow, rough pillars that dot the ...
High-resolution photos of lava flows on Mars reveal coiling spiral patterns that resemble snail or nautilus shells. Such patterns have been found in a few locations on Earth, but never before on Mars.
High-resolution photos of lava flows on Mars reveal coiling spiral patterns that resemble snail or nautilus shells. Such patterns have been found in a few locations on Earth, but never before on Mars.
Another world greets you just a short 30-minute drive from the Icelandic capital Reykjavik. Raufarhólshellir Lava Tunnel is a terrific example of a lava cave created following a volcanic eruption ...
About 484 million miles from Earth, Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, rules the outer orbits. It is so massive that some say it is a solar system in itself. A new study conducted by a ...
Fountains from the south vent at Kilauea’s summit crater soared 1,300 feet (400 meters) into the air, the U.S. Geological ...