An underwater volcanic eruption last year was powerful enough to generate plasma bubbles that disrupted radio communications in outer space, a new study finds. The new results could lead to ways to ...

A tsunami triggered by a volcanic eruption decimated some islands of the South Pacific nation of Tonga. The crushing effect on land and infrastructure can be seen from outer space. Three of Tonga’s ...

Early last year, a massive underwater volcano erupted, creating a powerful shockwave of plasma bubbles that were strong enough to disrupt radio communications in space, a new study has revealed. The ...

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New details about the underwater volcano eruption that devastated Tonga in January 2022 continue to emerge. And the latest findings show that it was such a massive eruption that it had an impact all ...

The effects of the Tonga volcano eruption reached space, according to NASA satellite data. The eruption spurred hurricane-speed winds and unusual electric currents in the upper reaches of Earth's ...

Scientists are still discovering new aspects of eruption of an underwater volcano near Tonga last year that sent plumes of ash 35 miles above the ground. The latest finding of this powerful eruption ...

The massive volcanic eruption in Tonga last year was so powerful it disrupted satellites on the other side of the planet. Researchers warn that a similar event could cause dangerous interference again ...

An eruption on the small, uninhabited South Pacific island known as Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai as seen by NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 17 (GOES-17) on January 15, 2022.

The January 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai eruption continues to astound. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. An underwater volcanic ...