The Moon's surface, photographed by Apollo astronauts. New data from China's Chang'e missions suggests there may have been active volcanoes on the Moon as recently as 120 million years ago. (NASA ...

So you may think okay, but what’s the big deal if the moon’s volcanoes lasted a longer? Well, volcanoes don’t just happen. You need heat in order for volcanoes to happen, and 120 million ...

T he Moon was volcanically active for a long time, but if we look at its mysterious far side, we now know exactly how long ...

Scientists know there were active volcanoes on the near side, the part of the moon seen from Earth, dating back to a similar time frame. Previous studies, including data from NASA's Lunar ...

Volcanoes were still erupting on the ... However, it’s still “unclear” how the moon could have remained volcanically active for so long, the paper said. Qian Yuqi, a planetary volcanism ...

China's Chang'e 5 mission brought back evidence that the moon had erupting volcanoes just 120 million years ago. Volcanoes have erupted on the lunar surface within a geologically recent timespan ...

The story of these glass beads begins with explosive volcanic activity that would have been spectacular to witness. The beads ...

Earth boasts more than 1,500 potentially active volcanoes, with 50 to 70 erupting ... Jupiter’s innermost moon. Containing around 400 powerful volcanoes, Io is influenced by Jupiter’s gravitational ...

The moon's surface is seen in this image; could volcanoes be to blame for the structure ... warmer and more geologically active than the other, a new study suggests. A team of scientists analyzing ...

Lava fountains reached heights of more than 330 feet (100 meters) and feeding multiple lava streams. Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said the fountains were ...