Beneath dormant volcanoes in the Cascades region of the Pacific Northwest, scientists found large reservoirs of magma. The discovery challenges the belief that active volcanoes have large magma ...

They are located between French Polynesia and American Samoa. Millions of years ago, the Pacific plate moved over a magma hotspot in the Earth's mantle, creating the archipelago. Magma hotspots ...

They also found similarities in age. These findings bolster theories that during the moon's early years, it was covered by an ocean of magma. Chang'e-6 basaltic fragment. Credit: Beijing SHRIMP ...

Recent findings from samples collected by China's Chang'e 6 mission have provided valuable insights into the history of the moon, particularly its far side. The Chang'e 6 mission launched in early ...