BERKELEY — Eta Carinae, the galaxy’s biggest, brightest and perhaps most studied star after the sun, has been keeping a secret: Its giant outbursts appear to be driven by an entirely new type of ...

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1959 Kīlauea Iki eruption: It happened in the crater just north of the volcano’s caldera, lasting only about a month with 17 ...

Lava flows during a volcanic eruption near Grindavik, Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland, on Thursday following the seventh eruption in the area since December. Photo by Anton Brink/EPA-EFE Nov. 21 (UPI) ...

Is there anything more spectacular than a towering lava fountain? Think about what it is: glowing red molten rock being shot into the sky, potentially hundreds or thousands of feet. As ubiquitous and ...

The Yellowstone supervolcano has produced some of the largest eruptions known to man, thus there is understandably significant interest in monitoring its activity. But is it possible to predict when ...

Icelandic authorities have put a localised airspace restriction in place after a volcanic eruption began near Grindavik, around 17km southeast of Reykjavik’s Keflavik airport. There is no immediate ...

A mysterious and highly active undersea volcano off the Pacific Coast could erupt by the end of this year, scientists say. Nearly a mile deep and about 700 miles northwest of San Francisco, the ...

The volcanic eruption at Sundhnúksgíga on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula has reached defense structures near Svartsengi Power Station and the Blue Lagoon attraction. According to the Icelandic ...

Beneath Alaska’s breathtaking landscapes and pristine wilderness lies one of the most geologically active regions on the planet. The Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands form a volcanic arc that ...

Nov. 21 (UPI) --A volcano on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula erupted for the seventh time since December in the southwest area of the island nation. The latest eruption created a fissure measuring ...