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In this illustration, an exploding star powers jets of material. The star is shown as an almost flower-like shape. The purple �petals� represent clouds of material created in the explosion. The bluish-white and yellow center shows where the newly formed black hole begins driving the jets. The core of the jet pointed toward us is whitish and the broader regions are magenta. In the distance, on the far side of the star, you can see the opposite side of the jet disappearing into space.

5 Surprising NASA Heliophysics Discoveries Not Related to the Sun

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With NASA’s fleet of heliophysics spacecraft, scientists monitor our Sun and investigate its influences throughout the solar system. However, the…

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Powerful New US-Indian Satellite Will Track Earth’s Changing Surface

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Data from NISAR will improve our understanding of such phenomena as earthquakes, volcanoes, and landslides, as well as damage to…

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Ongoing Venus Volcanic Activity Discovered With NASA’s Magellan Data

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An analysis of data from Magellan’s radar finds two volcanoes erupted in the early 1990s. This adds to the 2023…

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Aerial view of recent lava flows near Mauna Loa’s summit in November 2022. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) monitors greenhouse gases at Mauna Loa Observatory, which is 4 miles (6 kilometers) away from the summit crater. Despite the proximity, volcanic gases aren’t common at the observatory, and when they do happen, these temporary spikes are not included in the long-term data. The decades-long trend of increasing CO2 at Mauna Loa matches that from sampling sites all around the world. Credit: USGS/J. Schmith

How Do We Know Mauna Loa Carbon Dioxide Measurements Don’t Include Volcanic Gases?

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In Brief: The amount of CO2 in the atmosphere is measured at Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii, and all around the…

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NASA Mission Finds Tonga Volcanic Eruption Effects Reached Space

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When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai volcano erupted on Jan. 15, 2022, it sent atmospheric shock waves, sonic booms, and tsunami…

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Mount Waesche is a 10,801-foot-high (3,292 meters) possibly active volcano at the southern end of the Executive Committee Range in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. Credit: NASA/Michael Studinger

Fire and Ice: Why Volcanic Activity Is Not Melting the Polar Ice Sheets

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By Alan Buis,NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Few natural phenomena are as impressive or awesome to behold as glaciers and volcanoes.…

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Open ocean borders the bottom of the image, inland there are snowcapped mountains, glaciers and glacial lakes the empty into the ocean. Top left is Yakutat Glacier, terminating in Harlequin Lake. At the right of the image Alsek Lake is fed by Alsek Glacier. below that Grand Plateau Glacier feeds Grand Plateau Lake. The river from Alsek lake notably discolors the water where it meets the ocean to a seafoam shade.