The event marks the 43rd episode in the active volcano's ongoing eruption, which began on Dec. 23, 2024 Christopher Edwards is an Editorial Intern at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2026.

Astronomers have for the first time seen the birth of a magnetar—a highly magnetized, spinning neutron star—and confirmed that it's the power source behind some of the brightest exploding stars in the ...

Kilauea, on Hawaii's Big Island, has been dazzling residents and visitors for more than year with an on-and-off eruption that periodically sends fountains of lava soaring into the sky.

Footage of fissure erupting at Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano on June 3, 2024. VOLCANO, Hawaii (KHON) – Lava fountains rose 1,000 feet in the air, sending ash and volcanic fragments flying at Hawaii’s ...

Kīlauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island erupted on Tuesday in a nine-hour spectacular, shooting fountains of lava some 1,300 feet into the air, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

For the first time, scientists have used DNA preserved in ancient sediments to examine how a major natural disaster affected ...

Kilauea, one of Hawaii’s most active volcanoes, just erupted, sending lava over 1,000 feet into the air and visitors to the state’s most famous national park scrambling for cover. The 4,000-foot ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope reveals new clues about a mysterious cosmic explosion that defies expectations. Researchers are investigating an unusual event in deep space that has left scientists ...

Hawaii's Kīlauea volcano's latest eruptive episode produced arching bands of red lava higher than some skyscrapers.

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is shooting lava fountains up to 1,000 feet, and falling ash and volcanic fragments are forcing temporary closures on the Big Island.