Convection processes beneath Venus' scorched surface may help explain the planet's many volcanoes, a new study reports.
Scientists are using an array of instruments to detect other planets, some of which may harbor life—and others that most ...
New research suggests that Venus could be much more geologically active than previously thought. A groundbreaking study by ...
The Perseverance rover has found some intriguing samples on the red planet. Here's what they might reveal about the origins ...
While volcanoes have brought profound changes to landscapes here on Earth, volcanic activity on other planets and moons has followed a different path. It's easy to imagine space volcanoes as even more ...
Future missions to Venus could also supply additional data on the density and temperature of the planet's crust, which could ...
Venus—a hot planet pocked with tens of thousands of volcanoes—may be even more geologically active near its surface than ...
Venus may be far more geologically alive than anyone expected. New research suggests its outer crust could be churning with ...
Venus, however, is a different story. Its crust is thicker—anywhere from 30 to 90 kilometers—and its surface is extremely hot ...
When Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai, an underwater volcano near Tonga in the South Pacific Ocean, erupted in 2022, scientists ...
A volcanic fissure has opened up near the town of Grindavík on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula following a significant uptick in earthquake activity. Images show lava breaching the town's defensive ...