volcanic activity

Life on Mars could have thrived near active volcanoes and an ancient mile-deep lake

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Early Mars may have been more tectonically and volcanically active than previously thought. Evidence of tectonic activity around 4 billion years ago ...

NASA’s Juno probe sees active volcanic eruptions on Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io (images)

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Dr. Sarah Adams

NASA’s Juno spacecraft has made a second flyby of Jupiter’s moon Io, capturing the solar system’s most volcanic body in stunning detail. ...

NASA’s Juno spacecraft will get its closest look yet at Jupiter’s moon Io on Dec. 30

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Dr. Sarah Adams

NASA’s Juno mission will come closer to Jupiter’s moon Io than any spacecraft has in around 20 years on Saturday (Dec. 30). ...

Volcanic eruption lights up the night in Iceland after weeks of earthquake warnings − a geologist explains what’s happening

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Lava erupted through a fissure in Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula on Dec. 18, 2023, shooting almost 100 feet (30 meters) in the air ...

As Iceland braces for a potential volcanic eruption, what is likely to happen and what are the risks?

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Iceland has declared a state of emergency and more than 3,000 residents have been urged to evacuate the small, coastal town of ...

Iceland declares emergency in anticipation of volcanic eruption

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Iceland has declared a state of emergency and evacuated a coastal town, saying there is a “significant likelihood” of a volcanic eruption ...