Scientists have been hunting for planets outside of our Solar System exoplanets for decades, and weve found an incredible tapestry: some appear potentially habitable, some appear to orbit two stars rather than one, and some are simply enormous. Every now and then, a new type of exoplanet is discovered, and perhaps none are as strange…
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Coke Cans Being Smothered By Flowing Lava Is Oddly Mesmerizing
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Artist and volcano enthusiast LavaPix may have inadvertently created a genius commercial for Coke with his latest piece. At an undisclosed volcano, he dropped two cans of Coca-Cola into thick, viscous, 2000 degree flowing lava. The results are oddly mesmerizing, and have even been featured by the official YouTube Goolge+ page. Read more: http://www.viralviralvideos.com/2014/01/23/coke-cans-being-smothered-by-flowing-lava-is-oddly-mesmerizing/
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Volcano Eruption In Papua New Guinea Will Blow Your Mind
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The Mount Tavurvur volcano in Papua New Guinea erupted on August 29th, 2014. Tourists captured the moment when the volcano exploded, launching ash into the sky and sending a powerful shock wave. BOOM! Read more: http://www.viralviralvideos.com/2014/09/06/volcano-eruption-in-papua-new-guinea-will-blow-your-mind/
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Three Mile High Volcanic Eruption Captured In Dazzling Infrared
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The Turrialba volcano of Costa Rica had a violent burst in the early hours of last Thursday morning (May12), spewing a flurry of ash, gas, and smoke over 3 kilometers (1.8 miles) out the top of its summit. The smell of sulfur also filled the air for miles and miles around. It was a single…
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The Very Useful Art Of Assessing A Supervolcano Without Making It Erupt
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Ever heard of Campi Flegrei? It is a supervolcano in southern Italy. Literally translating as “fields of fire,” only the Yellowstone caldera in the United States has more potential to devastate. The Naples urban area, with its four million inhabitants, extends within this amazing volcanic complex, though it lies mostly beneath the sea. The last…