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Episode 44 of lava fountaining in Halemaʻumaʻu began at the summit of Kīlauea began at 11:10 a.m. HST on April 9, 2026. Precursory lava flows began on April 3, primarily from the south vent, and continued intermittently until the episode began. The predominant lava fountain during episode 44, however, came from the north vent. This view, with a portion of Crater Rim Drive that was damaged during the 2018 collapse, was taken from the south rim of the crater. USGS photo by L. Gallant. 

4/10/2026: NASA’s Artemis II Crew Splashes Down After History-Making Moon Mission

4/9/2026: April 9, 2026 — Kīlauea summit eruption episode 44

4/9/2026: Lava soars into air as Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts again (video)

4/6/2026: What Will Happen to the Final Diavik Diamond?

4/5/2026: Bennu sample reveals how water flowed through the newly forming asteroid

4/4/2026: Meteor impacts may have sparked life on Earth, scientists say

4/2/2026: ‘Serendipitous’ Discovery of Martian Ripple Marks Reveals an Ancient Sandstorm

A close-up view of the supercritical climbing wind ripples that provide direct evidence of a sandstorm on Mars, roughly three and a half billion years ago. Photo credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS.

4/1/2026: These Snorkeling Scientists Stumbled Upon a Surprising Trove of Fossils in a Texas Water Cave

4/1/2026: When mineralogy meets the organic chemistry: delchiaroite, Cu3I(CH3S)2, the first copper iodide–methanethiolate from the Carrara marble quarries, Apuan Alps, Tuscany, Italy

3/31/2026: UK Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre 2026 showcase (includes a video)

3/31/2026: When Did the Earth’s Crust Start to Shift? Scientists Uncover Evidence of Plate Tectonics Happening 3.48 Billion Years Ago

3/29/2026: One of Earth’s most explosive supervolcanoes is recharging

3/26/2026: Who Wore What Jewels at the Actors Awards and the Oscars? Lauralee Gives Us a Close Up of all that Glitters

3/26/2026: Glass Threads Spun From a Volcano’s Bubbly Magma

3/25/2026: How magnetic is the moon? A new study cracks the long-standing mystery

3/24/2026: Ground truth: When the Earth moves, AI can spot it

3/21/2026: 2026 Drilling is Underway as Fathom Nickel Looks to Discover Scale (video)

3/17/2026: Scientists Discover South America’s First Space Glass Fields, in Brazil

2/15/2026: 2026 Meieran Cases @ TGMS - What's Hot in Tucson: 2026 LIVE (video)

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