The striking image from the International Space Station captures the rain shadow effect, where a part of a mountain range is protected from prevailing winds.

For the first time, geoscientists detected the top of Yellowstone’s magma reservoir. It is active and dynamic, but not in danger of erupting, they found.

in the latest edition of Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles, which is part of the USGS. Aerial view looking to the west at the Roadside Springs hydrothermal area and Nymph Lake showing the locations ...