The James Webb Space Telescope has directly characterized the surface of LHS 3844 b, a rocky super-Earth 48.5 light-years away, revealing it as a dark, airless world with basalt-like composition. The ...

A 2.35-billion-year-old meteorite with a unique chemical signature, found in Africa in 2023, plugs a major gap in our understanding of the moon's volcanic history. Presented at the Goldschmidt ...

Sometimes fresh interplanetary discoveries can be made right next door. China’s Chang’e 3 rover has found evidence of a new type of basaltic rock in one of the dark basins on the moon. The findings, ...

Geoscientists have long thought that water -- along with shallow magma stored in Earth's crust -- drives volcanoes to erupt. Now, thanks to newly developed research tools, scientists have learned that ...

Oct. 22 (UPI) --Most volcanic eruptions are of the basaltic variety. The eruptions are typically rather tame. Every once in a while, however, the same types of eruptions turn violent and explosive.

Early crust on Mars may be more complex than previously thought—and it may even be similar to our own planet's original crust. The Martian surface is uniformly basaltic, a product of billions of years ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope’s Mid-Infrared Instrument have determined that the rocky exoplanet LHS 3844 b, located 48.5 light-years away, has a dark, atmosphere-free surface ...

Humboldt ERFSA, the Emeritus and Retired Faculty and Staff Association will welcome Brandon Browne, professor in the Cal Poly Humboldt Department of Geology, on April. 9 from noon to 1 p.m. at the ...

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