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The latest eruption of Kilauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, is the fourth such episode that began on December 23.
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For stargazers who know where to go, winter months in the Gulf South offer the ideal conditions ... a telescope operator at the Highland Road Park Observatory. To see distant galaxies and fainter ...
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The Getty Villa, Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles Zoo and more are shutting their doors while wildfires swarm Southern ...
Violent eruptions continue in Hawaii, sending lava hundreds of feet into the air and spreading glass threads over nearby areas.
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This is a USGS video compilation from Jan. 16, 2025, of Episode 4 of the ongoing Kilauea summit eruption in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.