A new look at Loki Patera’s lava lake © NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS A trip to the volcanic moon: Those interested can now also see Jupiter’s moon Io from Earth. This is made possible by animations created by NASA scientists from data from probe flybys. The celestial body, known for its extremely active volcanism, features, among other things, … Read more
The Indonesian Ministry of Transport has closed the Manado International Airport, which is about 100 kilometers from the volcano, today after several strong eruptions of the Ruang volcano. Hundreds of people have also heeded the calls of the authorities and are leaving the threatened area on the northern side of the island of Sulawesi. About … Read more
A cross-sectional view showing how ilmenite, a high-density mineral containing titanium and iron, has penetrated into the lunar mantle. Provided by Adrien Broquet/University of Arizona & Audrey Lasbordes Research results have revealed that heavy metal on the moon’s surface sank inside the moon in its early days and then erupted again as lava. The research … Read more
Jakarta – Not long ago, satellites discovered that the world’s largest volcano had finally erupted for the first time in decades. The mountain in question is Mauna Loa in Hawaii. According to the Space page, Mount Mauna Loa released incandescent lava at the end of November 2023, since its first eruption in 1984. According to … Read more
Monday, 23 October 2023 – 12:03 WIB LIVE Techno – A joint team consisting of geochemists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the California Institute of Technology has found evidence of high levels of helium-3 in rocks on Baffin Island, Arctic Archipelago, Canada, possible evidence that the Earth’s core is leaking. In their paper … Read more
Basalt volcanoes spew out very runny lava that travels fast and far. Image: Salvatore Allegra Photography via Getty Images SPACE — Volcanoes that sit within Earth’s tectonic plates don’t erupt as scientists predict. New research says magma inside the volcano there is pushed up by carbon dioxide and out of the ground. Initially, scientists thought … Read more
AFP NOS News•today, 09:09•Edited today, 09:23 A volcano has erupted in Iceland for the third year in a row. The eruption is again in the southwest of the country, in an uninhabited area in a valley about 30 kilometers from the capital Reykjavik. On average, Iceland has a volcanic eruption every four to five years. … Read more
NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured an infrared image of Jupiter’s moon Io 50,000 miles away. And in the image, taken on July 5, which was released on Wednesday, and published by Russia Today yesterday, the shapes of the lava flows and lava lakes can be seen as bright red spots. “The team is very excited that … Read more