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An underwater volcano in Tonga dramatically changed the global climate by releasing massive steam, not just sulfur.
Volcanoes erupting underwater have a distinctive effect on the climate that is larger and more widespread than previously ...
Is there anything more spectacular than a towering lava fountain? Think about what it is: glowing red molten rock being shot ...
New research has revealed unexpected details about the surface of Venus, Earth’s scorching hot twin. Scientists had long ...
Secondary gravity waves are ripples in the atmosphere created when primary gravity waves, like those triggered by a volcanic ...
For a pilot, the first signs of flying into an ash cloud can include sudden darkness, fluctuating airspeed, and landing ...
A group of swirling storms at Jupiter's north pole are bouncing off each other, like bumper cars at the fairground.
NASA scientists have sought to understand planet Jupiter, the gas giant whose mass is more than the rest of the planets in ...
Hunga Ha‘apai volcano erupted with one of the most powerful blasts in modern history. The explosion was so intense that it ...
What’s more, data from Juno’s Io flybys has revealed the subsurface temperature profile of Io, the innermost of the four ...
When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano blasted gas and ash 30 miles into the atmosphere, it definitely made waves. The question is, what kind? The eruption may have been the largest in a half ...