Today, visitors can hike through unusual volcanic terrain, including the short but steep path to the top of the Inferno Cone where panoramic views can stretch as far as the Teton Range 100 miles east.

between two lunar craters called Compton and Belkovich, is believed to be an extinct volcanic caldera. “We have discovered extra heat coming out of the ground at a location on the moon believed ...

The Earth's Grand Canyon took millions of years to carve, but the moon's grand canyons took about ten minutes.

Though many believe it deserves national park status, this volcanic landscape in Idaho is "just" a national monument and ...

As NASA astronauts aim for landings in 2027, geologists find surprises in recently retrieved samples from the far ...

Two gigantic canyons on the moon — both deeper than the Grand Canyon — were carved in less than 10 minutes by floods of rocks ...

Meet Grace, the brave hopper robot that’s designed to jump into the darkest depths of the Moon, providing never-before-seen views of permanently shadowed craters near the lunar south pole.

As a stratovolcano, it features five different craters at its peak, giving the Irazu Volcano an irregular shape. The scenery is described as moon-like, and provides a stark contrast to the lush ...

Using advanced mapping and modeling techniques, the team found 266 previously unknown small ridges on the moon's far side. The ridges typically appeared in groups of 10 to 40 in volcanic regions ...