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NASA image: Dwarf Star Erupts in Giant Flare
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May 31, 2005

Dwarf Star Erupts in Giant Flare

This image taken by NASAS Galaxy Evolution Explorer shows one of the largest flares, or star eruptions, ever...

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NASA image: Eruption of Mt. Etna
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Jul 25, 2001

Eruption of Mt. Etna

This anaglyph from the MISR instrument aboard NASA Terra spacecraft shows the eruption of Mt. Etna volcano located...

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NASA image: Volcanic Eruptions in Kamchatka
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Apr 30, 2007

Volcanic Eruptions in Kamchatka

One of the most volcanically active regions of the world is the Kamchatka Peninsula in eastern Siberia, Russia. It...

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NASA image: Jupiter Eruptions Captured in Infrared
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Jan 25, 2008

Jupiter Eruptions Captured in Infrared

NASA Hubble Space Telescope shows detailed analysis of two continent-sized storms that erupted in Jupiter atmosphere...

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NASA image: Grindavik, Iceland Eruption
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Feb 15, 2024

Grindavik, Iceland Eruption

Volcanic activity resumed near the town of Grindavik, Iceland on January 14. A fissure eruption began several...

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NASA image: NASA Spacecraft Views Erupting Chilean Volcano
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Mar 13, 2015

NASA Spacecraft Views Erupting Chilean Volcano

On March 3, 2015, Chile's Villarrica volcano erupted, forcing the evacuation of thousands of people. The eruption...

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NASA image: ASTER Images Post-eruption Anak Krakatau Volcano
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Jan 17, 2019

ASTER Images Post-eruption Anak Krakatau Volcano

On Dec. 22, 2018, Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano erupted and partially collapsed. NASA's Advanced Spaceborne...

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NASA image: Giant Sunspot Erupts on October 24, 2014
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Dec 8, 2017

Giant Sunspot Erupts on October 24, 2014

Active region AR 12192 on the sun erupted with a strong flare on Oct. 24, 2014, as seen in the bright light of this...

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NASA image: March 2024 Iceland Eruption
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Mar 29, 2024

March 2024 Iceland Eruption

The March 16 volcanic eruption in Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula was the fourth in many months. On March 22, ASTER's...

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NASA image: Chilean Volcanic Eruption Nighttime View
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Apr 27, 2015

Chilean Volcanic Eruption Nighttime View

The April 18, 2015 eruption of Calbuco Volcano in Chile, as seen by NASA Terra spacecraft, led to the evacuation of...

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NASA image: Eruption of Shiveluch Volcano, Kamchatka, Russia
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Jul 21, 2001

Eruption of Shiveluch Volcano, Kamchatka, Russia

On the night of June 4, 2001 ASTER captured this thermal image of the erupting Shiveluch volcano. Located on...

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NASA image: Small Surf
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Nov 4, 2016

Small Surf

A minor solar eruption triggered a crackling, white flash that sent an expanding wave of plasma below it over about...

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NASA image: Eruption of Kliuchevskoi volcano
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Sep 30, 1994

Eruption of Kliuchevskoi volcano

STS068-218-007 (30 September-11 October 1994) --- (Kliuchevskoi Volcano) The crewmembers used a 70mm camera to...

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NASA image: Magnificent CME Erupts on the Sun - August 31
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Dec 8, 2017

Magnificent CME Erupts on the Sun - August 31

Solar Flare Extremely energetic objects permeate the universe. But close to home, the sun produces its own dazzling...

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NASA image: Magnificent CME Erupts on the Sun - August 31
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Dec 8, 2017

Magnificent CME Erupts on the Sun - August 31

On August 31, 2012 a long filament of solar material that had been hovering in the sun's atmosphere, the corona,...

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NASA image: Guatemala Volcanic Eruption Captured in NASA Spacecraft Image
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Feb 19, 2015

Guatemala Volcanic Eruption Captured in NASA Spacecraft Image

Guatemala's Fuego volcano continued its frequent moderate eruptions in early February 2015. Pyroclastic flows from...

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NASA image: Aleutian volcanic eruption taken by Expedition 13 crewmember
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May 23, 2006

Aleutian volcanic eruption taken by Expedition 13 crewmember

ISS013-E-24184 (23 May 2006) --- Eruption of Cleveland Volcano, Aleutian Islands, Alaska is featured in this image...

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NASA image: BRIGHT PROMINENCE ERUPTION (DECEMBER 14, 2012)
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Dec 8, 2017

BRIGHT PROMINENCE ERUPTION (DECEMBER 14, 2012)

The Sun blows a robust prominence out into space (Dec. 10, 2102). The outer image, from the STEREO-A's COR1...

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NASA image: 2018 Kilauea East Rift Zone Eruption
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Dec 13, 2018

2018 Kilauea East Rift Zone Eruption

The 2018 Kilauea, Hawaii eruption began in May on Kilauea's East Rift Zone. Lava fountains up to 100 meters high,...

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NASA image: Eruption of Kliuchevskoi volcano
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Sep 30, 1994

Eruption of Kliuchevskoi volcano

STS068-150-045 (30 September 1994) --- (Kliuchevskoi Volcano) The major eruption that began September 30, 1994...

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NASA image: NASA Satellite Captures New Russian Volcanic Eruption
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Feb 15, 2013

NASA Satellite Captures New Russian Volcanic Eruption

NASA Terra spacecraft reveals the still-active lava flows in the snowy winter landscape of Plosky Tolbachik volcano,...

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NASA image: NASA Satellite Tracks Continued Eruption of Iceland Volcano
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Apr 19, 2010

NASA Satellite Tracks Continued Eruption of Iceland Volcano

On Monday, April 19, 2010, the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer ASTER instrument...

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NASA image: NASA Spacecraft Eyes Iceland Volcanic Eruption
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Sep 3, 2014

NASA Spacecraft Eyes Iceland Volcanic Eruption

On the night of Sept. 1, 2014, NASA Earth Observing 1 EO-1 spacecraft observed the ongoing eruption at Holuhraun,...

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NASA image: NASA Terra Spacecraft Captures Russian Volcano Eruption
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Dec 3, 2012

NASA Terra Spacecraft Captures Russian Volcano Eruption

Plosky Tolbachik volcano, in Russia far eastern Kamchatka peninsula, erupted on Nov. 27, 2012 for the first time in...

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How many images does NASA have?+
NASA's Image and Video Library contains over 140,000 publicly accessible images, videos, and audio files spanning the agency's entire history, from the Mercury program of the 1960s to the latest James Webb Space Telescope discoveries. The collection grows daily as new missions capture imagery and archival materials are digitized. Individual mission archives, such as Mars rover photos, contain hundreds of thousands of additional images.
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