The James Webb Space Telescope detected an atmosphere on a lava-covered exoplanet, evidence that small planets close to stars ...

On the slopes of an Indonesian volcano, rivers of light appear to pour out of the dark, glowing an electric blue that looks ...

Lava is supposed to be red—that’s volcanoes 101. But at Indonesia’s Kawah Ijen, the Earth decides to break the rules. Instead ...

A newly identified amoeba can survive at the temperature of a medium-well steak. Plus, a distant lava planet shows signs of an atmosphere.

Researchers at the University of Arizona have captured a rare process by which life claims a brand-new environment.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE, Canary Islands (AP) — ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. While the recent eruption of the Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii ...

What can lava planets, rocky exoplanets that are tidally locked and orbit so close to their stars that the intense heat melts the surface, teach astronomers about planetary formation and evolution?

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. Fountains of lava erupted from the Sundhnúkur volcanic system in southwest Iceland on Jan. 14, 2024. As the world watched on webcams and ...

Before Moonfall and Don't Look Up, there were the disaster films of the '90s. They always seemed to come in pairs. Dante's Peak gave audiences two hours of Pierce Brosnan against a tectonic inferno, ...

Weird lava worlds can shed light on our planet’s past, suggests a recent study. When you think about a habitable planet, you probably don’t picture a fiery ocean of magma churning on the surface of an ...

SHELDON: YOU MIGHT’VE HAD A LAVA LAMP AS A KID. NOW, YOUR CHILD CAN MAKE ONE RIGHT AT HOME. LAVA LAMPS ARE ALWAYS FUN AND COOL TO LOOK AT. TODAY WE WILL LEARN HOW WE CAN MAKE ONE. IT US ABOUT THE ...