The eruption of a remote Russian volcano in June has been tingeing sunrises and sunsets the world over a gorgeous purple hue. Source: https://www.livescience.com/remote-russian-volcano-turns-skies-purple.html
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Yellowstone’s Steamboat geyser breaks record
With 33 eruptions as of August 27, Steamboat Geyser in Yellowstone National Park is having a very active year. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/steamboat-geyser-yellowstone-breaks-eruption-record…
A Volcano-Covered Exomoon May Circle a Planet 550 Light-Years Away
If confirmed, it may be the first “exomoon” discovered. Source: https://www.livescience.com/volcanic-exomoon-orbiting-giant-hot-planet.html
New 60-Mile Pumice Raft Could Help Restore Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
“A huge raft of pumice created by an underwater volcano is floating toward Australia, and it could help the Great Barrier Reef recover from bleaching,” reports Weather.com: The pumice raft is about 60 square miles — almost as big as Washington D.C. Scientists say it was formed earlier this month by an underwater volcano near Tonga, some 2,000 miles east of…
Volcano behind huge eruption that kick-started mini ice age identified
A mini ice age that lasted 125 years started in the 6th century. Now we may have identified the volcano that kicked it all off Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2214031-volcano-behind-huge-eruption-that-kick-started-mini-ice-age-identified/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Lenticular Clouds over Mount Etna
What’s happening above that volcano? Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html…
Astronomy ambassadors to Chile: ALMA radio telescope
Robert Pettengill’s final report on his recent trip to Chile with the Astronomy in Chile Educator Ambassador Program. Thank you, Rob! Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/aceap-2019-alma-chile-pettengill…
Snow algae thrives in some of Earth’s most extreme conditions
A new study found snow algae in tall ice structures high in the Chilean Andes. Researchers don’t entirely understand how the algae are able to bloom. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/snow-algae-thrives-extreme-conditions…
Hidden Water Found on Hawaii’s Kilauea Could Mean Explosive Eruptions
Water on Kilauea could trigger more explosive eruptions. Source: https://www.livescience.com/66108-newly-discovered-ponds-kilauea-volcano.html
A closer look at Io’s weird volcanoes
Io’s volcanoes have fascinated scientists since the Voyager 1 spacecraft first discovered them nearly 40 years ago. Now a comprehensive new report – based on ground-based studies – unveils new mysteries about the most volcanically active world in our solar system. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/new-report-ios-enigmatic-volcanoes…