Volcanoes account for some of Earth's most interesting and violent geographical features, a force for destruction and creation. However, volcanic activity isn't limited to our planet and space volca… [+8018 chars]
Humanity has only had the ability to photograph the entire Earth from space since the late 1950s. Before then, no one had seen the Earth from space. Seeing our world from such a vantage point has bee… [+3065 chars]
When you look up at the night sky, you have likely noticed that the stars twinkle. Interestingly, stars do not actually twinkle. If you were to leave the Earths atmosphere, the stars would appear sol… [+2338 chars]
ByColumbia Climate SchoolJuly 1, 2022 With a lava flow in the distance, a primitively feathered theropod dinosaur carries off a mammalian victim during a snowy volcanic winter caused by massive erup… [+11369 chars]
The Milky Way’s largest star is slowly dying, and all astronomers can do is watch. Of course, even if we could get to VY Canis Majoris, there isn’t much we could do to stop the death of a star. In th… [+2867 chars]
According to reports, China's Mars orbiter has surveyed the whole red planet. Large craters, canyons, and a volcano are all shown in the spacecraft's images of Mars. China's Tianwen-1 Orbiter Spacec… [+3156 chars]
Hunga TongaHunga Ha’apai is a submarine volcano in the South Pacific ocean. On 20 December 2021, an eruption began on Hunga TongaHunga Ha’apai. About four weeks later, on 15 January 2022, the eruptio… [+2751 chars]
Within the solar system, most of our astrobiological research is aimed at Mars, which is considered to be the next-most habitable body beyond Earth. However, future efforts are aimed at exploring icy… [+7459 chars]
Curing debilitating genetic diseases is one of the great challenges of modern medicine. During the past decade, development of CRISPR technologies and advancements in genetics research brought new ho… [+4428 chars]
Our solar system is home to a number of strange, intriguing moons. Perhaps one of the most intriguing moons in the solar system is Saturns moon, Enceladus. Enceladus was discovered by the astronomer … [+4002 chars]
Question of the week: Does science indicate if black holes have limited life spans like the burning times of stars or will they consume surrounding matter and energy forever? My answer: In 1974, the… [+2166 chars]
A close-up image of one of the new crystals taken using an electron microscope. (Image credit: Taskaev et al.) (opens in new tab)Researchers have discovered never-before-seen types of crystal hidden… [+4268 chars]
