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Recent research published in the journal Science has revealed that the Moon experienced volcanic activity as recently as 120 million years ago, much later than previously believed. The findings were based on the analysis of tiny glass beads collected by China's Chang’e-5 mission, which returned to Earth
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An international team of geologists and volcanologists has found that Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula has experienced eight volcanic eruptions over the past three years, with predictions of continued activity for decades. The researchers, from institutions including the Universities of Oregon and California at San Diego, have linked these eruptions
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Astronomers from Université Paris Cité in France have proposed a new theory regarding the origin of Mars' moons, Phobos and Deimos. They suggest that the moons may have been part of a binary comet that split after being captured by Mars' gravitational field. However, this theory faces challenges
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A recent analysis of data from NASA's Magellan spacecraft has revealed that Venus may have experienced volcanic activity between 1990 and 1992. The study, led by planetary scientist Paul Byrne of Washington University in St. Louis and a team from D’Annunzio University in Italy, identified fresh lava
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New research by the University of Oregon, the United States Geological Survey, and China's Sichuan University has uncovered an unusual eruption mechanism behind Kīlauea volcano's 2018 explosions. The study, published in Nature Geoscience, found that the eruptions were driven by sudden pressure increases caused by ground
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On December 24, 2021, a significant impact event on Mars created a crater approximately 150 meters in diameter, as reported by the InSight lander. This discovery marks the largest crater found in the modern era of spacecraft observation. Initially spotted by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter's Context Camera, the
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A recent volcanic eruption on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula, which began on March 17, has led to the release of a large plume of sulfur dioxide gas, spreading across Northern Europe and reaching Ireland and the UK. The eruption has created a nearly 2-mile-long fissure between Mt. Hagafell and
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Researchers at the 55th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in The Woodlands, Texas, have unveiled the discovery of a vast volcano, named Noctis volcano, in the Tharsis volcanic province on Mars. This structure, located near the planet's equator, reaches an impressive 9,022 meters in height and extends