Intrigued by reports of recent volcanic eruptions on Venus? WashU planetary scientists Paul Byrne and Rebecca Hahn want you to use their new map of 85,000 volcanoes on Venus to help locate the next ...

The production of maps to track the progress of ongoing eruptions has long been part of the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory mission to inform the public about volcanic hazards in Hawaii. The methods ...

After months of uncertainty, a sudden volcanic eruption overnight in Iceland saw jets of lava shoot into the air as a massive fissure opened in the earth. The authorities have swung into action, with ...

A vast eruption beneath the southwest Pacific Ocean has been confirmed as the largest volcanic event ever recorded on the ...

Aerial view of Crater Lake in Oregon, a collapse caldera formed by one of the largest volcanic eruptions in the past 8,000 years. A detailed survey of the volcanic deposits found offshore Japan ...

Io, one of Jupiter’s Galilean satellites, is the most volcanically active body in the solar system. Images from spacecraft have shown molten lava erupting along walls that dam giant lava lakes and ...

Kilauea has been erupting episodically within the summit caldera since Dec. 23, 2024. Its USGS Volcano Alert level is WATCH.

A volcano erupted in southwestern Iceland for the second time in a few weeks on Sunday, sending lava spewing toward a nearby town. The eruption, which occurred just before 8 a.m. UTC (2 a.m. ET) on ...

The detailed archive will provide interesting insights into Antarctica's ice dynamics and weather patterns.

Large lava fountains erupted from the north and south vents Jan. 24 within Halemaʻumaʻu Crater — reaching heights of at least ...