Io is an incredibly active and extreme place, with glistening lava lakes and volcanic eruptions shooting sulfur and magma to huge heights.

Scientists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said “episode 16” of the ongoing eruption began at 10:57 p.m. on Monday, with lava overflowing from the north vent. Weak spattering began at ...

Lava fountaining within Kilauea’s summit caldera has stopped after just after 7 hours today. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said that “episode 14” of the ongoing eruption ended at 1:49 p.m ...

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano is nearing a baker’s dozen with its latest eruptive episode producing lava fountains in the Halemaʻumaʻu crater. According to the US Geological Survey’s (USGS ...

The wild scene caught on video captured the moment when hot gasses and dangerous lava were spun together into the air over a freshly formed molten pool. Lava at the bottom of the vortex could be ...

Kilauea’s 13th episode of the current eruption began early Tuesday at 2:36 a.m., bringing lava fountains of 400 to 500 feet high, according to Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists.

This image from webcam footage provided by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) shows lava fountains shooting up high in the latest episode of an ongoing eruption of Kilauea volcano inside ...