In the early days of space exploration, the Soviet Union launched the Venera Program, one of the most ambitious efforts ever undertaken to explore another planet. From 1961 to 1985, the USSR sent over ...

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The impact that carved out the moon's huge South Pole-Aitken basin may explain the puzzling differences between the lunar ...

A volcanic eruption in southwestern Iceland has once again forced the evacuation of local residents and the internationally known Blue Lagoon geothermal spa, the national broadcaster ...

For decades, scientists have wondered why the moon’s two sides are so different. The side we see from Earth, known as the ...

Our planet has been asteroid-smashed, melted and eroded, enough that most of its original armor has been long buried. Except ...

With a competent guide, active volcano treks are both safe and worth the climb. Here are some of the biggest active volcanoes ...

Volcano 'hidden in plain sight' could help date Mars—and its habitability by Selena Langner, Georgia Institute of Technology edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors' notes ...

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano resumed its sporadic eruption on Sunday, shooting lava hundreds of feet into the air and releasing huge plumes of ash and other volcanic material into the skies.

Scientists have found fresh evidence of volcanic activity reshaping the surface of Venus, which could even suggest that the world's volcanism rivals that of present day Earth.

A volcanic eruption in the South Pacific was so powerful that its shockwaves left the planet and reached space, new research shows. The 2022 underwater Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai eruption, one of ...

Researchers use the sophisticated technology on NASA's Perseverance rover to analyze volcanic rocks in Mars' Jezero Crater. Their findings show that some of the same volcanic processes ...