Satellites detect that Iran's Taftan volcano has risen 3.5 inches, which is an indication of internal pressure and volcanic reactivation.

A 2025 satellite photo captures the stark contrast between the barren Poás volcano and the surrounding Costa Rican jungle.

This eerie satellite photo shows a "devilish" Russian volcano spewing out a 1,000-mile-long river of smoke into Earth's atmosphere. It is a striking reminder of the volcanic power trapped within the ...

The images, captured by the Mars Express orbiter, reveal the volcano's southeast flank with hundreds of overlapping lava ...

While volcanoes ignite all sorts of chaos on Earth, ice volcanoes in space drive geological change in an entirely different way. The landscapes of icy moons across our Solar System are shaped not by ...

After more than four centuries of lying dormant, the Krasheninnikova volcano erupted in August, sending clouds of ash to the ...

A source of fascination for scientists are the volcanoes on distant icy moons, such as Jupiter's moon Europa and Saturn's moon Enceladus. These moons have liquid water underground that erupts to the ...

Because the region is remote, rugged and spans two countries, satellite imagery plays a vital role in monitoring its volcanic activity.

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Did you know astronauts can see volcanoes erupting from space? Learn about this from NASA Astronaut Ricky Arnold and see a model volcano erupt.