From awe-inspiring beauty to catastrophic destruction, volcanoes are among Earth’s most powerful forces. With molten rock bubbling beneath the surface and the potential to change landscapes in an ...

Learn about the largest active volcano on Earth Mauna Loa in Hawaii. Discover its massive size, eruption history, and fascinating facts about its role in shaping the Hawaiian Islands.

Arsia Mons, which dwarfs Earth's tallest volcanoes, and its two neighboring volcanoes are often surrounded by water ice ...

NASA Odyssey orbiter snapped a first-ever image of a Mars volcano peeking above some clouds before dawn. It’s twice as tall ...

Arsia Mons, one of the Red Planet's largest volcanoes, peeks through a blanket of water ice clouds in this image captured by NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter on May 2, 2025.

The world's largest volcano is erupting for the first time since 1984 NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with volcanologist Wendy Stovall of the U.S. Geological Survey about the eruption of Mauna Loa in Hawaii.

Because of potential water and a source of heat, Olympus Mons has been suggested as a place to look for potential alien life; ...

The largest volcano in the world, Hawaii's Mauna Loa, has been erupting for 48 hours.The USGS announced the eruption at 11:30 p.m. HST on November 27 and lava is now flowing towards the northeast ...

FILE - A gaseous cloud rises from the crater of Mauna Loa, center, on the big island of Hawaii, April 4, 1984. The ground is shaking and swelling at Mauna Loa, the largest active volcano in the ...

FILE - A gaseous cloud rises from the crater of Mauna Loa, center, on the big island of Hawaii, April 4, 1984. The ground is shaking and swelling at Mauna Loa, the largest active volcano in the ...

One of Iceland's largest volcanoes is on the brink of erupting, experts have warned. Bárðarbunga – the second-largest volcano in the country – has been hit with a swarm of 130 earthquakes ...

The Santa María eruption in 1902 was one of the biggest volcanic explosions of the 20th century. Prior to the dramatic eruption, the volcano in Guatemala had been quiescent for 500 years.