This false-color satellite photo from 2014 shows the immense heat emanating from lava lakes at the summits of a pair of ...

Mars is about 140 million miles from our cozy planet. A human mission to that cold, rocky neighbor would mean being away from Earth for about 3 years. But the things those explorers would see and ...

As a shield volcano, Kilauea’s eruptions typically produce low-viscosity lava flows, which can travel quickly and cover large areas. Among the many features of Kilauea is its expansive summit ...

In the heart of Oregon’s high desert, just south of Bend, lies a vast volcanic landscape that whispers tales of fire and ...

They can have violent eruptions and can grow bigger as layers of thick lava and ash harden on top of each other. Mount Etna in Sicily, Italy, is an example of a composite volcano. Shield volcanoes ...

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano shot lava as high as 1,000 feet into the air during its most recent eruptive episode, geologists said Thursday. Related video above: Hawaii's Kilauea volcano spews lava ...

The episodic summit eruption of Kīlauea in Halemaʻumaʻu Crater has been going on for more than 3 months now, with 16 eruptive ...

Geologists say Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano shot lava as high as 1,000 feet into the air during its most recent eruptive episode.

Lava began bubbling out of Hawaii’s most active volcano once again on Tuesday as Kilauea’s sporadic eruption resumed. The eruption restarted at midday when molten rock began pouring out of a ...