Largest Eruption Ever
[/caption] There have been some big eruptions in recent history, like Mount Pinatubo, Mount St. Helens, and even Krakatoa. But…
Largest Active Volcano
[/caption] The biggest volcano on Earth is Hawaii's Mauna Loa, rising to an elevation of 4,169 above sea level and…
History of Iron Yields New Insight Into Earth’s Deepest Reaches
[/caption] Earth may have given up its innermost secrets to a pair of California geochemists, who have used extensive computer…
5 Spinoffs from the Hubble Space Telescope
[/caption] As we wait (impatiently) for the Hubble Space Telescope to return to action following its repair and updating by…
Upcoming Milestone: 500th Person in Space
[/caption] An historic milestone will be reached during the STS-127 space shuttle mission to the International Space Station, which will…
Vertical Structures Tower Above Saturn’s Rings
Cassini has imaged towering vertical structures in the planet’s otherwise flat rings that come from the gravitational effects of a…
Heliosphere
The heliosphere is often described as a kind of bubble that contains our solar system. This magnetic sphere, which extends…
Meteorite May Hold Clues to Solar System Formation
[/caption] Maybe we're not as old as we think (or feel?). The interstellar stuff that was integrated into the planets…
Carnival of Space #107
This week’s Carnival of Space is hosted by Innumerable Worlds. Click here to read the Carnival of Space #107. And…
Life on Earth — and Other Worlds — Could Last Longer Than Expected
[/caption] Most scientists predict that in about a billion years, the sun's ever-increasing radiation will have scorched the Earth beyond…