Imagine a burning candle. And imagine moving a sheet of heavy paper slowly over the flame of the candle—you’re gonna get a series of burned spots in the paper. Well that's just like what's happening with the
As this is happening, ash is being thrust into the air, turning day into night. A thick cloud of it hovers above the volcano for several minutes, sometimes longer. Finally it collapses and careens down the slopes, carrying deadly boulders and fumes, and building speed as it goes. The kil...
Of these, the W.M. Keck Observatory, located on Hawaii's dormant Maunakea volcano, is one of the most impressive and collaborative in the global research community. The most scientifically productive observatory in the world, Keck, counterintuitively, isn't run by a local government agency but...
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If you’re headed to the islands, here’s the rundown of what’s happening in Hawaiʻi right now: Hawai’i: New volcano and stargazing tours Hawaiʻi Forest & Trail, an adventure tour operator on the Big Island, is offering a new experience on Maunakea summit in Kona. ...
(MSU), he wanted to study the volume and distribution of molten magma underneath the Yellowstone volcano. Maguire used a technique called seismic tomography, which uses ground vibrations known as seismic waves to create a 3D image of what is happening below Earth’s surface. Using this method,...
Hilary Brueck
“For decades, we have considered hot spot volcanoes to be messengers from the earth’s mantle, offering us a glimpse into what’s happening deep under our feet. “But these volcanoes are extremely complex inside and filter a very different melt to the surface than what we’ve been ...
Planetary alignments are common, happening at least a few times a year with two to four planets, which are considered mini and small planetary alignments. They happen as the planets orbit the Sun on the imaginary, flat plane — the ecliptic — and end up on the same side of the Sun simu...
As this is happening, ash is being thrust into the air, turning day into night. A thick cloud of it hovers above the volcano for several minutes, sometimes longer. Finally, it collapses and careens down the slopes, carrying deadly boulders and fumes, and building speed as it goes. ...