NASA’s Juno spacecraft imaged volcanic plumes on the surface of Jovian moon Io. | Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS Image processing by Andrea Luck NASA’s Juno mission might have originally been all about Jupiter, but its extended mission has the spacecraft observing the gas giant’s moons — and it’s making some pretty interesting discoveries. Its latest find? The […]
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Indonesia’s Mount Ibu erupts three times, spewing lava and clouds of grey ash
Indonesia’s Mount Ibu has erupted three times on Thursday, spewing red lava and clouds of grey ash. No injuries were reported, but authorities have raised the alert to the highest level as the number of eruptions and deep volcanic earthquakes have significantly increased. The volcano, on an island in eastern North Maluku province, has been […]
Indonesia’s Mount Ibu erupts 3 times, spewing lava and clouds of grey ash
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Mount Ibu erupted three times on Thursday, spewing red lava and clouds of grey ash. No injuries were reported. The volcano, located on an island in the eastern North Maluku province, has been erupting almost every day since early May. Authorities have raised the alert to the highest level as […]
Intricate lava trails on Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io seen from Earth (image)
Using a telescope perched on a mountain in Arizona, scientists have managed to take snapshots of Jupiter’s active moon Io — and these images are so detailed they even rival pictures of the world taken from space. To capture these views, the team used a camera, dubbed SHARK-VIS, that was recently installed on the Large […]
Dramatic Drone Video Shows Home Incinerated as Lava Pours Into Iceland Town
A videographer captured devastating drone footage showing a home in flames after the building was overcome by lava pouring into the town of Grindavik, Iceland, on Sunday, January 14. Björn Steinbekk, who is on Instagram at @bsteinbekk, said he was “devastated” by the eruption, and described what was happening as a “terrible tragedy to people’s […]
Lava continues to flow from Iceland volcano but activity calms significantly
Lava is continuing to spurt from a volcano in south-western Iceland but the activity has calmed significantly since it erupted a day earlier. The eruption on Wednesday was the fifth and most powerful since the volcanic system near Grindavik reawakened in December after 800 years, gushing record levels of lava as its fissure grew to […]
Gas pollution possible in capital, lava flows over roads
May 30 (UPI) — Officials in Iceland warned that gas pollution could take place in the nation’s capital Thursday amid the latest volcanic eruption. The Icelandic Met Office said wind direction was expected to shift to the southwest, sending potential pollution toward Reykjavik as lava flow spilled over main roads on Wednesday with its eruptive […]
A volcano in Iceland erupted again, shooting lava more than 100 feet high
A volcano in Grindavík, Iceland — located in the southwest region of the country — erupted on Wednesday. Video of the volcano showed lava spewing into the air. According to the Icelandic Meteorological Office, the volcano shot lava about 50 meters (about 165 feet) high and came from a fissure that is about 1 kilometer […]
A volcano in Iceland erupted again, shooting lava more than 100 feet high
A volcano in Grindavík, Iceland — located in the southwest region of the country — erupted on Wednesday. Video of the volcano showed lava spewing into the air. According to the Icelandic Meteorological Office, the volcano shot lava about 50 meters (about 165 feet) high and came from a fissure that is about 1 kilometer […]
Radar detects fresh lava flows on Venus, indicating active volcanoes
Radar images of the surface of Venus appear to show fresh lava flows, suggesting active volcanoes on the planet. Scientists from Italy’s International Research School of Planetary Sciences wrote in an article published Monday that they spotted evidence of changes to the planet’s surface. They compared images of the area taken from 1990 to 1992 taken by […]
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Cold lava sweeps villages near volcano, killing 37
At least 37 people were killed after flash floods and cold lava flowing from a volcano hit the western Indonesian island of Sumatra. Hours of heavy rain on Saturday swept torrents of ash and rocks down Mount Marapi, the most active volcano in Sumatra. The cold lava mudslides inundated two districts, swept people to their […]