US firm Firefly scores its first moon landing with Blue Ghost spacecraft
The four-legged Blue Ghost carried 10 scientific payloads as it touched down near an ancient volcanic vent on Mare Crisium, a ...
How Antarctica’s Most Extreme Volcano Sustains A Hidden Ecosystem—A Biologist Explains
Sandwiched between the freezing cold of Earth’s coldest continent and the warmth of its southernmost active volcano, the ...
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Is it time to revisit what NASA's Viking lander found on Mars in 1976?
The most significant change since those 1970's experiments were conducted was the discovery of high levels of perchlorate on Mars. Perchlorate, plus abiotic oxidants, explains the Viking results and ...
‘Moon Dust on Our Boots’: Texas Company’s Blue Ghost Lands on Lunar Surface
Firefly Aerospace’s robotic vehicle became the second privately built spacecraft to make a soft landing on the moon. It could soon be joined by two more private lunar landers.
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Waking up after 800 million years – Scientists have discovered that the Icelandic Fault is active again
A long-silent faultline beneath Iceland has suddenly stirred, and it’s making its presence known in the most dramatic way ...
8 of the best winter experiences to have in Iceland
From chasing the Northern Lights to hiking across awe-inspiring glaciers, these eight experiences allow you to enjoy the ...
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Northern Lights could dazzle portions of US from New York to Washington on Thursday
NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center said the Northern Lights may be visible in parts of the Lower 48 states after a ...
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Volcanic eruption that cooled the Earth and turned the Sun green
A little-known volcano in the remote Kuril Islands, Zavaritzki, links an explosion in 1831 with drastic climate changes.
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New Tongan Island Forged By Volcanic Eruption Just Had A Hefty Growth Spurt
The island was formed by the eruption of Home Reef – a submarine volcano found in the Central Tonga Islands between Lateiki ...
‘River Of Fire’ On Mount Etna Glows In Volcano View From Space
NASA's Landsat 8 satellite snapped a stunning top-down view of an "unusually spectacular" Mount Etna eruption. Infrared data makes the volcano's lava river really pop.
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Aurora borealis, waterfalls, glaciers, fairies & more in Iceland
The flight to Reykjavik from Amsterdam jumpstarted all the excitement when the pilot asked passengers to look out the window ...
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Kanlaon Volcano spews more sulfur dioxide, logs 32 quakes
MANILA, Philippines — Kanlaon Volcano on Negros Island emitted over 4,000 metric tons of sulfur dioxide on Sunday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Monday.