Lava lakes and gas plumes near Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Published Jul 2, 2014
These African volcanoes are among the most active on Earth.
Published Aug 1, 2013
Volcanic plumes, clouds, and snow cover the summit of Sicily’s Mount Etna.
Published Apr 2, 2013
A thin ribbon of lava is all that remains on the summit of Mount Etna after a recent spurt of volcanic activity.
Published Apr 25, 2011
Infrared light reveals details of the evolving lava flows on Russia’s Tolbachik Volcano.
Published Feb 19, 2013
Located near the east coast of Italy’s province of Sicily, Mount Etna is Europe’s most active volcano and is one of the world’s largest continental volcanoes. Among all the world’s volcanoes, Mount Etna has the longest recorded history of eruptions, dating back to 1500 B.C. Since then, the volcano has erupted about 200 times and has been very active in recent decades.
Published Jul 23, 2001
Landsat 8 captured these images of lava moving through forests in Hawaii on September 24, 2014.
Published Oct 1, 2014
Infared satellite imagery shows how lava tubes carry molten basalt from Pu'u 'O'o to the coastal plain.
Published Oct 23, 2012
Landsat 8 captured fine details of the lava flowing in Iceland between the Bardarbunga and Askja volcanoes.
Published Sep 10, 2014
Ash emissions and explosions at the Sicilian volcano marked the start of a new paroxysm.
Published Jan 28, 2014
The MESSENGER spacecraft gave us this near-infrared view of the Americas, where the dense vegetation of the Amazon and other forests appears dark red.
Published Mar 7, 2014
The ongoing eruption at the Hawai’ian volcano is apparent in visible, near infrared, and thermal light.
Published Jan 23, 2013
Fresh lava flows radiate from Kilauea’s Pu’su ’O’o, crater, as the Volcano’s longstanding eruption continues.
Published Nov 13, 2011
