New research suggests that this mystery platinum signature underneath the Greenland ice sheet may have originated from a ...

The metal-coated asteroid Psyche may have had eruptions of molten iron and nickel on its surface. This situation was more ...

Volcanoes often seem quiet until the moment they erupt. But deep underground, long before lava spills or ash clouds rise, hidden changes begin. These changes include the slow rise of magma through ...

This stunning astronaut photo shows the natural beauty of Japan's Aso Caldera — a giant crater-like bowl containing 17 different volcanoes, leftover from major eruptions spanning over 200,000 years.

A source of fascination for scientists are the volcanoes on distant icy moons, such as Jupiter's moon Europa and Saturn's moon Enceladus. These moons have liquid water underground that erupts to the ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Did you know astronauts can see volcanoes erupting from space? Learn about this from NASA Astronaut Ricky Arnold and see a model volcano erupt.

This lecture was presented as part of the 2010 Exploring Space Lecture series "From Fire To Ice: Forces That Shape the Planets." The planets and moons of the Solar System are incredibly diverse worlds ...