Today, the Axial Seamount is the most well-instrumented underwater volcano in the world. If it blows in 2025 as predicted, scientists will collect a wealth of data that could advance the study of ...

Mariner 9, the first spacecraft to orbit another planet, arrived at Mars on Nov. 14, 1971, and returned remarkable images of the surface. This shield volcano on the Red Planet's surface reveals a ...

One of the world's most active volcanoes, Kilauea is a shield-type volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii. Kilauea has been erupting continuously since 1983. Kilauea rises to 4,190 feet (1,227 meters ...