NASA’s Mars rover is on the trail of a geological mystery in the Jezero crater. While exploring an area known as Witch Hazel ...

Under Yellowstone lies a magma-filled formation that drives the national park’s famous geysers and other hydrothermal ...

and history of rocks deep beneath the Earth's crust, alongside information gathered from active volcanoes, to understand how magma builds up and behaves deep underground, eventually rising through ...

Learn more about how to enjoy astrotourism yourself, especially in one of the best places in the world to see dark ...

Igneous rocks are formed when magma underground or lava from a volcano cools and crystallizes into solid material. These ...

Molten (liquid) rock underground is called magma. Volcanoes can bring molten rock to the surface, which we call lava. When the molten rock cools, it turns into a solid and igneous rock forms.

Scientists with NASA’s Perseverance rover are exploring what they consider a veritable Martian cornucopia full of intriguing rocky outcrops on the rim of Jezero Crater. Studying rocks, boulders, and ...

Yet another earthquake hits close to the Bardarbunga volcano in Iceland Quake has caused 50million cubic metres of underground magma to move Raised fears it could link up with another volcano ...

Minerals are typically formed when molten rock, or magma, cools, or by separating out of mineral-rich water, such as that in underground caverns. In general, mineral particles are small ...