New seismic imaging shows magma lingering beneath quiet Cascade volcanoes, shaping how scientists monitor and plan for eruptions.

Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to forecast major eruptions? So far, the opportunity has been lacking. VEI-7 eruptions are rare: we have not seen one since Tambora in April 1815. To make a right ...

The simultaneous eruption of multiple volcanoes suggests a vast, interconnected network of magma exists beneath the surface, powered by the intense gravitational pull of Jupiter.

As part of Juno’s extended mission, the spacecraft is making close encounters of Jupiter’s large Galilean moons after having ...

Check out this complete guide to every full moon in 2026, including moon names, peak times, supermoons, micromoons and a total lunar eclipse.

In 1980, Washington State's Mount St Helens erupted, resulting in 57 human deaths, the most ever recorded for a volcanic eruption in the US, and the deaths of thousands of animals in the area. As well ...

The warning did not arrive as a single dramatic sign but as a slow distortion of a familiar peak. As the north side of Mount St. Helens swelled outward in the spring of 1980, scientists watched a ...

A big, messy surprise greeted Yellowstone National Park early Saturday morning, just as winter officially began. At around 9:23 a.m., a powerful mud eruption took place at the Black Diamond Pool in ...

The American Library Association recently announced that award-winning librarian and Reading Rainbow host Mychal Threets will serve as honorary chair of the National Library Week 2026, April 19-25.

On very clear days, I can see five volcanoes from my campus. They’re Rainier, Hood, Adams, St. Helens and Baker. That’s … a lot. I asked my friend Katie Cooper about it. She’s a geophysicist at ...

Encounter occurred ~3 hours after the eruption from Mount St. Helens volcano at 10.7 km between Pasco and Spokane and lasted no more than 4 minutes. The Seattle air route traffic control center ...

Crew of F-111 knew of eruption of Mount St. Helens volcano. At time of takeoff. About 300 miles from volcano, aircraft entered overcast at 15,000 ft; crew realized they were flying in 'light volcanic ...