The heart of world’s largest solar telescope begins to beat
A narrow-band image of the Sun at a wavelength of λ=588.9nm, that of a well-known solar sodium line also known as the ‘NaD line’. The image was acquired during recent first light efforts with the VTF at the Inouye, and shows how precisely the structures within a...
Hawai‘i’s two most active volcanoes share a magma source
Maunaloa erupting in 2022. Credit: USGS. Public Domain. Researchers have discovered that the two most active volcanoes on the island of Hawai’i actually share the same magma source. Using a nearly 200-year record of lava chemistry from Kīlauea and Maunaloa, the earth...
A century of stress; Kīlauea volcano’s 1975 earthquake
The lower East Rift Zone during Kīlauea volcano’s 2018 eruption. Credit: USGS, Matt Patrick. Public Domain. New research has unveiling a century of stress and deformation, providing insights from Kīlauea Volcano’s 1975 earthquake. Researchers from the University...