Mauna Loa hosts a second astronomical observatory as well, this one in connection with the National Center for Atmospheric Research's High Altitude Observatory. This larger facility focuses ...

Mauna Loa, the largest active volcano in the world ... there was no more active lava within the caldera, and only the lowest-altitude of the three fissures was producing lava.

Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park spokeswoman Jody Anastasio said the Mauna Loa summit area was closed “out of an abundance of caution, knowing the challenging response time, extreme altitude ...

UPDATE: 5 p.m. The Mauna Loa eruption continues ... into the atmosphere before being blown to the west at high altitude, generating vog in areas downwind. Vog information can be found at ...

But he pointed out that Mauna Loa is at an altitude where the weather is cold, and the lava source isn’t positioned for easy access by vulnerable members of the public. Also, Mauna Loa's sheer ...

The Mauna Loa facility is half a mile lower in elevation than the Mauna Kea one. It also sits below the volcano’s summit, which allows it to catch clean, high-altitude air that cools and flows ...

Thousands of residents and tourists braved the cold and the possibility of altitude sickness last weekend to see one of the best views of the Mauna Loa eruption — from its sister volcano ...

From a deep fracture in Mauna Loa’s dark terrain, the volcano’s magnificent eruption sends geyser-like fountains of lava spraying into the sky. The fissure – cracked open on the northeastern ...

Scientists lower Mauna Loa alert level, say eruption could end soon Scientists lowered the alert level for the Mauna Loa volcano on Hawaii's Big Island from a warning to a watch on Saturday and ...

A shower of ash and river of lava started spewing from the world’s largest active volcano late Sunday, as the towering peak of Hawaii’s Mauna Loa erupted for the first time in almost four ...

HONOLULU — Lava is shooting 100 feet to 200 feet into the air as Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, erupts for the first time in nearly 40 years. For now, lava is not ...

Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, erupted this week for the first time in 38 years. Its neighbor Kilauea, which is also in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, has been erupting for ...