Basalt samples returned by the Chang'e-6 mission have revealed volcanic events on the lunar farside at 2.8 billion years ago (Ga) and 4.2 Ga, according to research conducted by Prof. Li Qiuli's lab at ...

It’s a simple and popular science class experiment: a volcano made with baking soda and vinegar erupts, spewing foam onto the table. In Germany’s Eifel region, viewing the power of volcanic forces ...

A 2.35-billion-year-old meteorite with a unique chemical signature, found in Africa in 2023, plugs a major gap in our understanding of the moon's volcanic history. Presented at the Goldschmidt ...

Geoscientists have long thought that water -- along with shallow magma stored in Earth's crust -- drives volcanoes to erupt. Now, thanks to newly developed research tools, scientists have learned that ...

Learn about how volcanoes are formed and the ways they erupt Chiara Maria Petrone, Roberto Scandone, and Alex Whittaker On February 20, 1943, Dionisio Pulido and his family were working in their ...

Distribution of distinct volcanic episodes on the Moon’s farside. The remote sensing image highlights the Chang’e-6 landing site along with nearby mare and cryptomare basaltic units. Basalt samples ...

ITHACA, N.Y. – Geoscientists have long thought that water – along with shallow magma stored in Earth’s crust – drives volcanoes to erupt. Now, thanks to newly developed research tools at Cornell, ...