Though the volcano’s magma chambers could hold enough material for a caldera-forming event, none of them are likely to erupt soon.

Though the volcano lives quietly under the surface of the National Park, its geothermal activity results in numerous hot ...

Yellowstone's magma system shows new activity, with the northeast sector possibly hosting future volcanic activity.

Using magnetotelluric data collected across Yellowstone caldera in the summers of 2017 and 2021, geophysicists modeled where magma is stored beneath the region to as deep as 47 kilometers (30 miles) ...

A number of studies have given us fascinating images showing Yellowstone’s magma reservoirs. But how are those images created ...

New Cornell University led-research challenges the long-standing belief that active volcanoes have large magma bodies that ...

Beneath those ... mapping the magma reservoirs throughout the Yellowstone Caldera area. The differences also give hints about how fast the magma flows, based on its mineral composition. For example, ...

The greatest supervolcano on Earth, a geological giant with enormous destructive potential and an unmatched promise for ...

A seismic survey challenges the long-standing belief that only active volcanoes have large magma bodies sitting beneath them.

Grand Prismatic Spring at Yellowstone National ... one 640,000 years ago). This magma rests as deep as about 6 or 7 miles (9.6 to 11.2 kilometers) below the surface, Bennington told Live Science.

It is therefore possible that this region will be the locus of future rhyolitic eruptions in the Yellowstone region. Not anytime soon, though. The magma stored beneath the surface of Yellowstone ...