Take a tour of the space volcanoes on other planets and moons across the Solar System, and find out how they differ from ...

China’s Chang’e 6 mission uncovers evidence of a molten lunar magma ocean and a violent ancient impact.

Researchers believe the space rock struck the planet around 3.5 billion ... part of the Earth’s crust under another, or by forcing magma to rise from deep within the Earth’s mantle toward ...

Scientists have long known that volcanoes shaped the near side of the Moon, visible from Earth. However, very little was ...

By analyzing basalt fragments retrieved from this region, the scientists discovered that these rocks share a similar ... according to scientists. Join our Space Forums to keep talking space ...

After suspecting the presence of a series of underwater volcanoes near the Cook Islands, researchers have now mapped out the ...

Scientists have long theorized that the Moon was once covered by a vast ocean of molten rock. Now ... team organized by China ...

adding credence to the ocean magma theory. Image captured by the landing camera of the Chang’e 6 lander-2. Credit: CNSA Lunar Exploration and Space Engineering Center Lunar soil from Chang'e-6 ...

Volcanoes are formed when magma (liquid rock) trapped underneath the Earth’s crust rises to the surface and escapes through cracks. The space for the magma to leave is very small and ...

Also known as spreading boundary, a divergent boundary occurs where two plates move apart, allowing magma, or molten rock, to rise from ... Trying to occupy the same space, the land masses buckle ...

New findings from China's Chang'e 6 lunar farside samples offer insights into the moon's volcanic past and mantle evolution.