Mars' Olympus Mons is the largest volcano in the entire Solar System, towering above anything in the surrounding plains. Researchers believe it last erupted about 25 million years ago. Article ...

The great challenge for any climber is to conquer each continent’s tallest mountain. But tomorrow’s climbers can consider a far more extreme challenge: leaving Earth to climb the tallest peaks of the ...

All around us, the forces of nature are at work, constantly shaping and reshaping the entirety of our landscape. Said changes dictate our daily lives, yet it has only been in the last couple of ...

If there was a “Best in the Solar System” award, Mars would win for volcanoes. Its Olympus Mons is the largest there is, at 15.5 miles tall and 300 miles wide. That’s nearly three times higher than ...

Olympus Mons on Mars is the largest volcano in space with a height taller than that Mount Everest on Earth. While there are several magnificent snow-capped mountains on Earth that loom over the ...