Lunar far side samples bolster theory that the moon was once covered in magma
A team of geologists at the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, the Institute of Space Sciences and the Shandong ...
National Parks Traveler8d
Slow As A Sloth Or Swift As A Sprinter? Clocking The Speed Of Yellowstone’s Magma
To time how fast a sprinter runs, you just need a stopwatch. To time how fast magma moves, you need to know a little bit ...
Alaskan volcano Mount Spurr showing activity that will 'most likely end in an explosive eruption,' scientist says
Mount Spurr near Anchorage has been showing signs of unrest for a year. Now scientists think it's creeping closer to an ...
Techno-Science.net23d
Discovery: vast unsuspected magma reservoirs beneath dormant volcanoes
Instead, they release part of the magma, while the reservoir slowly replenishes through the gradual melting of the Earth's crust. This discovery changes how scientists interpret the warning signs of ...
Hawaii Tribune-Herald4d
Volcano Watch: Determining magma storage depths at Kilauea
Consider a can of soda. When the can is closed (pressurized), the soda contains dissolved carbon dioxide (CO2). When you open ...
Juno’s Shocking Discovery: Io’s Interior Isn’t What We Expected
Io’s long-debated magma ocean may not exist. Juno spacecraft data reveals that tidal forces deform the moon differently than ...
El Adelantado de Segovia11h
Geologists discover a giant ocean hidden beneath the Earth that could change what we know about water on the planet
Like straight out of Julio Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth, scientists from Northwestern University and the ...
Big Island Now6d
Volcano Watch: All in a day’s work; determining magma storage depths at Kīlauea
By the end of the day, about 7 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, data from 16 crystals was collected and analyzed. The data, which ...
Maui Now5d
Volcano Watch: Determining magma storage depths at Kīlauea
Magnitude-3.4 at 12:46 a.m. March 11 at 10 miles southeast of Pāhala and depth of 20 miles. Magnitude-3.4 at 4:08 p.m. March ...
Water stored in the mantle for millions of years may be linked to continental volcanism
The mantle transition zone (MTZ), which occurs 410–670 kilometers below Earth's surface, may store several oceans' worth of water. This water, which is carried to such depths by subducting tectonic ...
West Hawaii Today6d
Volcano Watch: Determining magma storage depths at Kilauea
As magma rises from 100 km (67 miles ... UCB scientists compiled a large database of analyses of melt inclusions from other frequently erupting volcanic systems in the world, including Iceland ...
University of Geneva13h
This volcano’s explosive eruptions defy predictions
Colli Albani, an Italian volcano, has experienced major eruptions thousands of years ago that don’t fit with current models. Using 3D imaging, a team from UNIGE has unraveled this phenomenon, paving ...