At optical wavelengths you would be able to see a glowing, red-hot planet with a molten lava surface,” Kane said ... or eccentric orbit. “If the other moons weren’t there, Io would be ...

exploring some of the most exotic environments on Earth as a way to understand other planets. A few years ago, Boston spent time in this very El Malpais lava tube, trying to determine whether such ...

"The lava flows and falls are distinct ... revealing features on the surface of the red planet as never before. The orbiter even caught sight of other robots exploring the world below.

Astronomers have discovered that a scorching hot lava planet, that is believed to be composed of diamond, grew a second atmosphere after its star had destroyed its first atmosphere. The discovery ...

This striking, false-color satellite image shows the intense heat coming from a pair of lava lakes that emerged on simultaneously erupting volcanoes in Congo. The neighboring peaks are among ...