Robotic ‘hamster ball’ could explore lava tubes on the moon to find water and homes for colonizers

Robotic ‘hamster ball’ could explore lava tubes on the moon to find water and homes for the first colonizers of Earth’s natural satellite The European Space Agency is analyzing a robotic ‘hamster ball’  Formally known as DAEDALUS, the robot would explore lava tubes on the moon It would be lowered down into a cave and … Read more

Robotic ‘hamster ball’ could explore lava tubes on the moon to find water and homes for colonizers

Robotic ‘hamster ball’ could explore lava tubes on the moon to find water and homes for the first colonizers of Earth’s natural satellite The European Space Agency is analyzing a robotic ‘hamster ball’  Formally known as DAEDALUS, the robot would explore lava tubes on the moon It would be lowered down into a cave and … Read more

Sightseers climb to the edge of erupting Iceland volcano as lava cascades down mountainside

Due to Iceland’s location on the Mid-Atlantic ridge, a divergent tectonic plate boundary, and its location over a hot spot, the northern Nordic island country has a high-concentration of active volcanoes.  Known as the land of fire and ice, the island currently has 32 active volcanic systems, 13 of which have seen eruptions since the … Read more

Sightseers climb to the edge of erupting Iceland volcano as lava cascades down mountainside

Due to Iceland’s location on the Mid-Atlantic ridge, a divergent tectonic plate boundary, and its location over a hot spot, the northern Nordic island country has a high-concentration of active volcanoes.  Known as the land of fire and ice, the island currently has 32 active volcanic systems, 13 of which have seen eruptions since the … Read more

Mount Etna fills skies with flame and lava as the volcano erupts for the fourth time in as many days

Mount Etna has erupted for the fourth time in as many days, spewing lava and ash into the skies above Sicily.   Dramatic pictures show torrents of molten lava shooting into the air and running down the volcano during the most recent eruption overnight on Sunday. The blast lit up the sky behind nearby Catania, with … Read more

Mount Etna streams red-hot lava and sends ash rising more than 3,000ft in spectacular eruption

Mount Etna streams red-hot lava and sends columns of ash rising more than 3,000ft in spectacular eruption Eruption began late on Tuesday afternoon and sent columns of ash rising more than 3,000ft into the air Small stones and dirt raining from the sky caused officials in Sicily to close Catania’s airport  Stunning images show smoke … Read more

Mount Etna streams red-hot lava and sends ash rising more than 3,000ft in spectacular eruption

Mount Etna streams red-hot lava and sends columns of ash rising more than 3,000ft in spectacular eruption Eruption started on Tuesday afternoon and sent ash billowing 3,000ft high  Catania’s airport was closed and emergency services in nearby villages on alert  Footage shows smoke glowing red and yellow as it stretches for miles in the sky  … Read more

Moment Mount Etna eruption sends a stream of lava and smoke 328 feet into the air over Sicily

An eruption at Mount Etna sent a violent stream of lava and smoke hundreds of feet into the air above Sicily Sunday night. Volcanic activity was first detected from the southeast crater shortly before 9:30pm local time. The eruption lasted through Monday morning, with a dense ash plume some three miles high and lava fountains … Read more

Moment Mount Etna eruption sends a stream of lava and smoke 328 feet into the air over Sicily

An eruption at Mount Etna sent a violent stream of lava and smoke hundreds of feet into the air above Sicily Sunday night. Volcanic activity was first detected from the southeast crater shortly before 9:30pm local time. The eruption lasted through Monday morning, with a dense ash plume some three miles high and lava fountains … Read more