Venus is often called Earth's "sister planet" because it is similar in size and composition. However, it is covered in volcanoes and lava flows, indicating ongoing volcanic activity. The Venusian ...

Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. This rare event offers a chance to witness something immensely spectacular, and here are some lesser-known facts about why this Planet Parade is ...

A recent multi-institutional study spearheaded by NASA has revealed the most volcanic place we know of. The planet, coined L ...

February is the best month to see Venus. But clouds, storms might make it hard to spot in Mississippi on Valentine's Day. How ...

The four planet-strong "planet parade" currently visible to the naked eye in the night sky for a short time after sunset will ...

Lava is molten rock from a volcano that reaches the Earth’s surface. Liquid rock below the Earth’s surface is referred to as magma. More than 50% of the world’s active volcanoes above sea ...

A miles-wide volcano off Oregon’s coast could erupt “soon” say scientists who’ve been tracking it for decades. The Axial Seamount is a massive undersea volcano that reaches more than 3,600 ...

Long-quiet volcanoes in the Cascades region of the Pacific Northwest are still underpinned by large reservoirs of magma, new research finds. The findings have implications for monitoring volcanoes ...

Millions of people around the world live near one of the roughly 1,500 active volcanoes on Earth—from Italy’s Campi Flegrei to Indonesia’s Merapi to the United States’ Mount Rainier.

Santorini, one of the most popular tourist destinations in Greece, could soon be swamped by volcanic eruptions and ... plates – huge pieces made of the planet’s crust – pull apart, crash ...