The supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy spat out an enormous flare of radiation 3.5 million years ago that would have been clearly visible from Earth. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-10-dormant-volcano-black-hole-heart.html…
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Nearly a decade in the making, exoplanet-hunting instrument installed in Hawaii
A top a dormant volcano in Hawaii, an extremely delicate instrument—designed to help scientists find distant worlds—is scattered across the floor in hundreds of pieces. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-10-decade-exoplanet-hunting-instrument-hawaii.html…
Giant telescope project in Hawaii delayed by protests
Anger is brewing on the Big Island of Hawaii over plans to build a giant telescope on a dormant volcano that is highly sacred to the region’s native population. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-09-giant-telescope-hawaii-protests.html…
Was Venus ever habitable?
Today, Venus is hot, dry … hellish. But maybe not always. Scientists created 5 new computer simulations of Venus, all with some water coverage. All 5 models showed Venus as stable, temperate and with some water for 3 billion years. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/was-venus-ever-habitable…
Giant Volcano on Jupiter Moon Could Erupt Any Day
A giant volcano on the Jupiter moon Io should erupt any day now, a new study suggests. Source: https://www.livescience.com/giant-volcano-on-jupiter-moon-could-erupt.html
The most powerful volcano on Jupiter’s moon Io is about to explode
The largest and most powerful of the 400 volcanoes on Jupiter’s moon Io erupts on a regular schedule – and looks like the next bang could come be any day now Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2216783-the-most-powerful-volcano-on-jupiters-moon-io-is-about-to-explode/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Volcanic eruption creates moveable islands of pumice
Last month, rafts of pumice, spewed from an undersea volcano and spanning an area about the size of Washington, D.C., appeared in the South Pacific. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/pumice-islands-volcanic-eruption…
Will a huge volcano on Jupiter’s moon Io erupt this month?
Loki, the largest volcano on Jupiter’s moon Io, erupts on a more or less regular schedule. Planetary scientists are predicting an eruption this month. Here’s what we know. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/jupiter-moon-io-volcano-loki-predicted-eruption-sept-2019…
Huge volcano on Jupiter’s moon Io erupts on regular schedule
Volcanic eruptions are difficult to predict, but observations have shown the largest and most powerful volcano on Io, a large moon of Jupiter, has been erupting on a relatively regular schedule. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-09-huge-volcano-jupiter-moon-io_1.html…
Is huge volcano on Jupiter’s moon Io about to erupt this month?
Volcanic eruptions are difficult to predict, but observations have shown the largest and most powerful volcano on Io, a large moon of Jupiter, has been erupting on a relatively regular schedule. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-09-huge-volcano-jupiter-moon-io.html…