While the Grand Canyon is Flagstaff's easy-access claim to fame, this even quicker jaunt from the Arizona city offers ...

From orbit, Emi Koussi’s dramatic caldera and lava-scarred slopes hint at its fiery past, while dried lakebeds and erosion ...

This eerie abandoned ghost town lies in northern Ethiopia and has been described as a ghost town and is one of the most ...

Per the Oregon Journal in 1957, the mid-1950s saw a second rush at Tabor, with locals prospecting for uranium but finding ...

Diane DeCillis, who has written two books of poetry published by the Wayne State University Press, now has a poem that is stored on the moon.

A recent article published by SciTechDailyhighlights how NASA’s Apollo astronauts prepared for the Moon’s rugged landscape by ...

temporary volcanoes on its flank. The most recent was "Murara," a cinder cone that emerged between 1976 and 1977. The mountain is also surrounded by old lava flows that spilled down its slopes ...

During the overflight, scientists say the north vent “was not emitting as much volcanic gas as its southern counterpart, and it did not glow as hot in thermal images. However, faint incandescent glow ...

This beach is covered in black sand made from volcanic basalt. It's also famous for its endangered green sea turtles that often bask on the shore. (Image: Shutterstock) Known for its pure silica sand ...

For Earth Day 2019, NASA invites you to celebrate the planet we call home with our #PictureEarth social media event. NASA studies Earth as part of its mission. Our satellites and instruments ...

The monument features bizarre volcanic features, including spatter cones, lava tubes, tree moulds, and cinder cones, spread across a desolate black landscape. The area’s resemblance to the moon is so ...

Scientists will tell you that Amboy Crater, a volcanic cinder cone out in the Mojave Desert, has been dormant for maybe 10,000 years, but that doesn’t take into consideration its 1959 eruption ...