Samples of extremely small crystal clots, each polished to the thickness of a human hair or thinner, have revealed ...

UNDATED (WKRC) - Data from a new study suggests that the moon could have once been covered in an ocean of lava. The Chandrayaan-3 mission from the Indian Space Research Organization sent a rover ...

Buoyant magma Using this data, the researchers created computer simulations that mimic the complex processes of magma flow and storage deep within the Earth.

Bill Whitaker was there as lava flowed from a volcano in Iceland in 2021, covering the landscape in molten rock. He returned to see what scientists have learned from the eruption.

Large magma eruptions have produced great floods of basalt lava on the continents during Earth’s history. Conventionally, the largest flood basalt eruptions are thought to be possible only in ...

Bill Whitaker was there as lava flowed from a volcano in Iceland in 2021, covering the landscape in molten rock. He returned to see what scientists have learned from the eruption.

The moon was once engulfed by a massive magma ocean, analysis of geological samples collected by India's Chandrayaan-3 mission suggests.

By clicking Sign up, you agree to our privacy policy. When pressure was high enough, the magma broke through brittle surface rock and became lava – and the eruption began in late November 2022.

This new magma had a less modified chemical composition, with a higher magnesium content and a higher proportion of carbon dioxide gas, indicating that fewer gases from this deeper magma had escaped.

This new magma had a less modified chemical composition, with a higher magnesium content and a higher proportion of carbon dioxide gas, indicating that fewer gases from this deeper magma had escaped.

This new magma had a less modified chemical composition, with a higher magnesium content and a higher proportion of carbon dioxide gas, indicating that fewer gases from this deeper magma had escaped.