In the search for potentially life-supporting exoplanets, liquid water is the key indicator. Life on Earth requires liquid water, and scientists strongly believe the same is true elsewhere. But from a ...

In astronomy, there is a concept called "degeneracy." It has nothing to do with delinquent people, but instead is used to describe data that could be interpreted multiple ways. In some cases, that ...

New research has pinpointed where theYellowstone supervolcano will likely erupt. It won't blow today, but future eruptions will likely center on the northeastern side of the national park, the new ...

Illustration of the planet 55 Cancri e, also called Janssen. The search for exoplanets—worlds that orbit stars other than our sun—may be focused on discovering another Earth, but it continues to ...

According to Jennifer Lyn Lewicki, a research geologist at the United States Geological Survey (USGS) California Volcano ...

As tourists stroll between Yellowstone’s 300 active geysers, taking selfies in front of thousands of bubbling, boiling mud pots and hissing steam vents, they are treading on one of the planet’s ...

When red-hot magma spews from a volcano, it is clearly flowing like a liquid. But before erupting, that same magma may have spent hundreds of thousands of years in a chunky state resembling cold ...

Giantess Geyser in eruption, Aug. 26, 2020. Old Faithful is erupting in the center background. Yellowstone National Park is famed for its geysers and volcanic activity, driven by a magma reservoir ...

It's been just eight months since scientists announced their discovery of a small dim star called TRAPPIST-1 and the seven rocky planets that orbit it—but the news keeps coming. Scientists already ...

When it comes to discussions about renewable energy, solar and wind power often take center stage. To a lesser degree, other forms like geothermal energy and hydropower also get some attention. But ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Grand Prismatic Spring at Yellowstone National Park. A new study suggests that future eruptions ...