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Were Lunar Volcanoes Active When Dinosaurs Roamed the Earth?

The Moon's a very dusty museum where the exhibits haven't changed much over the last 4 billion years. Or so…

10 years ago

This Company Wants To Send Robots Into Lunar Caves

Ever since (and most likely long before) the first tantalizing glimpses of a lunar lava tube and skylight were captured…

11 years ago

Scientists Suggest Evidence of Recent Lunar Volcanism

[/caption] A team of researchers at India's Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) claims it has found evidence of relatively recent volcanic…

13 years ago

Could There Be Life In Them Thar Pits?

[/caption] Recent images from ESA's Mars Express spacecraft reveal long rows of crater-like depressions lining the flanks of ancient Martian…

13 years ago

How Hot is Lava

[/caption] We all know that the lava is molten rock that is spewed from a volcano. However how hot is…

14 years ago

Basalt

[/caption] Basalt is a hard, black volcanic rock with less than 52% silica. Because of this low silica content, basalt…

15 years ago

A’a Lava

[/caption] There are several different kinds of lava, depending on the chemical composition and temperature of the molten rock that…

16 years ago