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50 years later, Apollo 17’s moon samples are still revealing secrets about lunar volcanoes

Amazingly, the samples of material from the moon retrieved by the Apollo missions are still providing new insights more than…

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Quadruple volcanoes on secret Soviet military base linked to climate-altering eruption 200 years ago — Earth from space

QUICK FACTS Where is it? Simushir, Kuril Islands [46.9590781, 152.0396667] What’s in the photo? The lofty peaks of four volcanoes…

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Scaly-foot snail: The armor-plated hermaphrodite with a giant heart that lives near scalding deep-sea volcanoes and never eats

QUICK FACTS Name: Scaly-foot snail (Chrysomallon squamiferum) Where it lives: Hydrothermal vents on the seafloor of the Indian Ocean What…

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Heavy dusting of ‘pineapple powder’ paints Hawaii’s volcanoes white after near-record snowfall — Earth from space

QUICK FACTS Where is it? Big Island, Hawaii [19.6103680, -155.4898339] What’s in the photo? Snow covering the summit of Mauna…

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Pair of ‘glowing’ lava lakes spotted on Africa’s most active volcanoes as they erupt simultaneously — Earth from space

QUICK FACTS Where is it? Mount Nyamuragira and Mount Nyiragongo, Congo [-1.46079851, 29.22711414] What’s in the photo? Infrared images of…

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Could Mars volcanoes have supported ancient life on the Red Planet? Well, maybe

While most people searching for signs of alien life these days might have their eyes on the exoplanet K2-18b, one…

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Earth wouldn’t have ice caps without eroding rocks and quiet volcanoes

Antarctic ice on 1 Jan 2024 NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio Earth’s climate isn’t easy to cool down – especially if…

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