Kilauea Volcano Erupts in Hawaii, Lava Flows Threaten Local Areas as Volcanic Activity Intensifies Video captured by the US Geological Survey (USGS) shows the dramatic moment the Kilauea volcano spews lava during its latest eruption in Hawaii. Footage shows the fiery display, with molten rock rising in a powerful blast on Wednesday. Kilauea is the world’s most active volcanic mass and is the central feature of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Its caldera is nearly three miles long and two miles w

Solar System (The Planets II): Volcano Worlds

🎧 New podcast! Volcanoes are pretty amazing! 🌋 But how do they work on other planets? Take Mars – it has the largest volcano in the solar system! But volcanologist Tamsin Mather reveals that the red planet is now considered geologically dead, with no volcanic activity for around 500 million years. How do we know how this volcano formed then? Well, space missions have put probes and landers on Mars’ surface, providing evidence of a long lost hot spot beneath the surface. 🚀 What about the rest