{"id":433743,"date":"2026-05-21T14:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T04:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/earth-observatory\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T14:01:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T04:01:00","slug":"new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=433743","title":{"rendered":"New Eruption in the Bismarck Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\" hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-secondary-navigation\">\n<div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-wrapper z-top width-100 padding-0\">\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-secondary-navigation width-full border-bottom-1px text-center hds-color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-hdsnav\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"hds-secondary-nav-mobile-button display-flex tablet:display-flex desktop:display-none width-full flex-align-center bg-carbon-90 border-color-carbon-80 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Clouds not directly related to the eruption are visible throughout much of the image.\u00a0 A false-color inset box shows the infrared signature of the eruption as a series of red dots near the volcanic plumes.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_oli2_20260511.jpg?w=1000&#038;h=694&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1000w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_oli2_20260511.jpg?w=300&#038;h=208&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_oli2_20260511.jpg?w=768&#038;h=533&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_oli2_20260511.jpg?w=400&#038;h=278&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_oli2_20260511.jpg?w=600&#038;h=416&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_oli2_20260511.jpg?w=900&#038;h=625&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Closely spaced volcanic plumes, surrounded by clouds, stream from a growing underwater volcanic platform in this natural-color image captured by the OLI (Operational Land Imager) on Landsat 9 on May 11, 2026, three days after the eruption began. The false-color inset emphasizes the infrared signature of the eruption.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA Earth Observatory\/Michala Garrison<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- if image_2 is active the show image_2 --><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover toggle-view-image toggle-view-after-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"694\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_oli2_20260511_falsecolor.jpg?w=1000&#038;h=694&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Only small patches of the ocean are visible through puffy, white volcanic plumes streaming from the center of the scene. Clouds not directly related to the eruption are visible throughout much of the image.\u00a0 A false-color inset box shows the infrared signature of the eruption as a series of red dots near the volcanic plumes.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_oli2_20260511_falsecolor.jpg?w=1000&#038;h=694&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1000w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_oli2_20260511_falsecolor.jpg?w=300&#038;h=208&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_oli2_20260511_falsecolor.jpg?w=768&#038;h=533&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_oli2_20260511_falsecolor.jpg?w=400&#038;h=278&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_oli2_20260511_falsecolor.jpg?w=600&#038;h=416&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_oli2_20260511_falsecolor.jpg?w=900&#038;h=625&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Closely spaced volcanic plumes, surrounded by clouds, stream from a growing underwater volcanic platform in this natural-color image captured by the OLI (Operational Land Imager) on Landsat 9 on May 11, 2026, three days after the eruption began. The false-color inset emphasizes the infrared signature of the eruption.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA Earth Observatory\/Michala Garrison<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"toggle-button-container padding-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle-view-before-button toggle-comparison-view-active margin-right-1px\"><span class=\"toggle-view-before-label\">Natural color<\/span><\/button><button class=\"toggle-view-after-button margin-left-1px\"><span class=\"toggle-view-after-label\">False color<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<!-- 2-up view --><\/p>\n<div class=\"two-up-view position-relative bg-carbon-10\">\n<div class=\"grid-row\">\n<div class=\"grid-col flex-3 padding-top-4 padding-bottom-4\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"694\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_oli2_20260511.jpg?w=1000&#038;h=694&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Only small patches of the ocean are visible through puffy, white volcanic plumes streaming from the center of the scene. Clouds not directly related to the eruption are visible throughout much of the image.\u00a0 A false-color inset box shows the infrared signature of the eruption as a series of red dots near the volcanic plumes.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_oli2_20260511.jpg?w=1000&#038;h=694&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1000w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_oli2_20260511.jpg?w=300&#038;h=208&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_oli2_20260511.jpg?w=768&#038;h=533&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_oli2_20260511.jpg?w=400&#038;h=278&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_oli2_20260511.jpg?w=600&#038;h=416&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_oli2_20260511.jpg?w=900&#038;h=625&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Closely spaced volcanic plumes, surrounded by clouds, stream from a growing underwater volcanic platform in this natural-color image captured by the OLI (Operational Land Imager) on Landsat 9 on May 11, 2026, three days after the eruption began. The false-color inset emphasizes the infrared signature of the eruption.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA Earth Observatory\/Michala Garrison<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bg-spacesuit-white width-2px\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col flex-3 padding-top-4 padding-bottom-4\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"694\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_oli2_20260511_falsecolor.jpg?w=1000&#038;h=694&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Only small patches of the ocean are visible through puffy, white volcanic plumes streaming from the center of the scene. Clouds not directly related to the eruption are visible throughout much of the image.\u00a0 A false-color inset box shows the infrared signature of the eruption as a series of red dots near the volcanic plumes.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_oli2_20260511_falsecolor.jpg?w=1000&#038;h=694&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1000w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_oli2_20260511_falsecolor.jpg?w=300&#038;h=208&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_oli2_20260511_falsecolor.jpg?w=768&#038;h=533&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_oli2_20260511_falsecolor.jpg?w=400&#038;h=278&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_oli2_20260511_falsecolor.jpg?w=600&#038;h=416&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_oli2_20260511_falsecolor.jpg?w=900&#038;h=625&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Closely spaced volcanic plumes, surrounded by clouds, stream from a growing underwater volcanic platform in this natural-color image captured by the OLI (Operational Land Imager) on Landsat 9 on May 11, 2026, three days after the eruption began. The false-color inset emphasizes the infrared signature of the eruption.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA Earth Observatory\/Michala Garrison<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"curtain-view-label-wrapper curtain-view-before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"curtain-view-label\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNatural color\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"curtain-view-label-wrapper curtain-view-after\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"curtain-view-label\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFalse color\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<!-- Under image content --><\/p>\n<div class=\"grid-row flex-row title-row padding-x-2 desktop:padding-x-0 padding-top-2\">\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 button-row margin-bottom-3 tablet:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Update onClick handlers --><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Curtain view\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"comparison-view curtain-view-button comparison-view-active padding-bottom-1 margin-left-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>Curtain<\/button><button\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Toggle view\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"comparison-view toggle-view-button padding-bottom-1 margin-left-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>Toggle<\/button><button\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Two-Up view\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"comparison-view two-up-view-button padding-bottom-1 margin-left-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>2-Up<\/button>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t<!-- Image detail area --><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-details-panel padding-x-0\">\n<div class=\"before-after-details-divider padding-y-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- OnClick handleImageDetailsClick --><button class=\"image-details-toggle-button\"><span>Image Details<\/span><!-- style - if showImageDetails, then transform rotate(180deg), else none --><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"14\" height=\"15\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 15\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle cx=\"7\" cy=\"7.5\" r=\"6.5\" stroke=\"#58585B\" \/><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.0002 8.23854L9.26318 5.95996L9.80019 6.50067L7.0002 9.31996L4.2002 6.50067L4.73721 5.95996L7.0002 8.23854Z\" fill=\"#58585B\" \/><\/svg><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- if showImageDetails, then display --><\/p>\n<div id=\"image-details\" class=\" padding-x-0\">\n<div class=\"grid-row\">\n<div class=\"grid-col flex-2\">\n<div class=\"image-details-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClosely spaced volcanic plumes, surrounded by clouds, stream from a growing underwater volcanic platform in this natural-color image captured by the OLI (Operational Land Imager) on Landsat 9 on May 11, 2026, three days after the eruption began. The right image emphasizes the infrared signature of the eruption. NASA Earth Observatory images by Michala Garrison.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- File List --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s a truism among oceanographers that there is more accurate mapping of the surface of the <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/earth-observatory\/seamounts-and-abyssal-hills-mapped-from-space-154078\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Moon<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usgs.gov\/news\/science-snippet\/why-we-have-better-maps-mars-seafloor-and-what-usgs-doing-change\" rel=\"noopener\">Mars<\/a> than of the <a href=\"https:\/\/oceanexplorer.noaa.gov\/news\/seabed-2030\/\" rel=\"noopener\">deep-ocean floor<\/a>. That\u2019s especially true for the Bismarck Sea, a relatively deep body of water north of Papua New Guinea. It\u2019s an ocean basin with a geologically complex seafloor rife with faults, volcanic features, rifts, scarps, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usgs.gov\/news\/science-snippet\/earthword-subduction\" rel=\"noopener\">active subduction<\/a> and spreading zones at depths that make high-resolution sonar mapping challenging.<\/p>\n<p>When satellites detected signs of an unexpected submarine volcanic eruption in the Central Bismarck Sea on May 8, 2026, volcanologists were confronted with the reality that no high-resolution maps of the area were available, and relatively little is known about the deep-water eruption setting. The new eruption is thought to be occurring along the Titan Ridge, about 16 kilometers (10 miles) southeast of the location of a submarine eruption in 1972. However, there is little clarity or consensus among scientists about precisely which volcanic feature may be erupting, the original depth of the currently active vent, or when it last erupted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe good news is that there are huge opportunities to explore and learn using both government and commercial satellite platforms already in orbit,\u201d said Jim Garvin, the chief scientist at NASA\u2019s Goddard Space Flight Center.<\/p>\n<p>What is known is that seismometers detected a small swarm of earthquakes on May 8, followed soon after by clear signs of a submarine eruption in satellite observations. Beginning on May 9, NASA\u2019s Aqua and Terra satellites captured optical imagery of white, steam-rich volcanic plumes <a href=\"https:\/\/go.nasa.gov\/4v186uj\" rel=\"noopener\">rising into the atmosphere<\/a>, while the ocean color sensor on NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/pace\/\" rel=\"noopener\">PACE<\/a> (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, Ocean Ecosystem) satellite revealed <a href=\"https:\/\/go.nasa.gov\/42Iy4GU\" rel=\"noopener\">discolored and disturbed water<\/a> surrounding the eruption site.<\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-wide\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_tmo_20260515.jpg?w=2160&#038;h=2040&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2160\" height=\"2040\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_tmo_20260515.jpg?w=2160&#038;h=2040&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A long gray line extends west and joins with a patch of discolored green water and a cloud-like volcanic plume near the center of the image.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_tmo_20260515.jpg?w=2160&#038;h=2040&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 2160w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_tmo_20260515.jpg?w=300&#038;h=283&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_tmo_20260515.jpg?w=768&#038;h=725&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_tmo_20260515.jpg?w=1024&#038;h=967&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_tmo_20260515.jpg?w=1536&#038;h=1451&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_tmo_20260515.jpg?w=2048&#038;h=1934&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 2048w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_tmo_20260515.jpg?w=400&#038;h=378&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_tmo_20260515.jpg?w=600&#038;h=567&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_tmo_20260515.jpg?w=900&#038;h=850&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_tmo_20260515.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=1133&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_tmo_20260515.jpg?w=2000&#038;h=1889&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2160px) 100vw, 2160px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Floating pumice and green, discolored water extend southwest from the eruption site as a white volcanic plume drifts west overhead in this image acquired by the <a href=\"https:\/\/modis.gsfc.nasa.gov\/about\/\" rel=\"noopener\">MODIS<\/a> (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) on NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/terra\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Terra<\/a> satellite on May 15, 2026.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA Earth Observatory\/Michala Garrison<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Other satellites observed ash plumes soaring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.volcanodiscovery.com\/centralbismarcksea\/news\/302207\/vaac-advisory-2026-5.html\" rel=\"noopener\">several kilometers<\/a> into the atmosphere. Higher resolution imagery from the European Space Agency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/go.nasa.gov\/4wLUAwj\" rel=\"noopener\">Sentinel-2<\/a> and the NASA\/USGS <a href=\"https:\/\/go.nasa.gov\/43iGNQ8\" rel=\"noopener\">Landsat 9<\/a> (top) satellites, acquired on May 10 and 11, respectively, captured detailed views of activity near the water surface. The right image at the top of the page shows the same scene in false color (<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/landsat\/spectral-bands-and-applications\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/landsat\/spectral-bands-and-applications\/\" rel=\"noopener\">bands 7-6-5<\/a>), with the inset highlighting the infrared signature of the eruption. On May 12, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.earthdata.nasa.gov\/data\/instruments\/viirs\" rel=\"noopener\">VIIRS<\/a> (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite) on <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/suomi-npp\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Suomi NPP<\/a> detected thermal anomalies spanning roughly <a href=\"https:\/\/go.nasa.gov\/4ueVVKe\" rel=\"noopener\">seven square kilometers<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere must be a lot of hot material near the surface to generate so many thermal anomalies,\u201d said Simon Carn, a volcanologist at Michigan Tech. \u201cThis suggests a fairly shallow eruption vent\u2014much shallower than what\u2019s implied by the existing <a href=\"https:\/\/oceanservice.noaa.gov\/facts\/bathymetry.html\" rel=\"noopener\">bathymetry<\/a>, which shows water depths of several hundred meters or more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Optical satellite imagery shows intense activity in near-surface water, including large plumes of discolored water and widely distributed steam and ash vents. Both <a href=\"https:\/\/go.nasa.gov\/4tIsM9i\" rel=\"noopener\">medium<\/a>\u2013 and <a href=\"https:\/\/go.nasa.gov\/4wKD5fU\" rel=\"noopener\">high-resolution sensors<\/a>\u2014from both government sources and commercial satellite companies\u2014have captured images of expansive <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/earth-observatory\/a-raft-of-rock-145490\/\" rel=\"noopener\">pumice rafts<\/a> (floating volcanic rocks) forming long bands in the surface currents in recent days.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re now eagerly waiting to see if a new island is about to be born\u2014something that we\u2019ve only rarely been able to observe with satellites as it happens,\u201d Garvin said. If a new island does emerge, volcanologists will be watching it closely to see how it evolves. It could build a <a href=\"https:\/\/volcano.oregonstate.edu\/hydrovolcanism\/hydrovolcanic-landforms\" rel=\"noopener\">tuff cone<\/a> with a long-lived vent crater, or it could collapse and erode rapidly. The eruption could also take a much more explosive turn if seawater finds its way into the shallow magma chamber that has risen within the growing underwater structure.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To date, the eruption has been much less explosive than other recent submarine eruptions, such as those at <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/earth-observatory\/hunga-tonga-hunga-haapai-erupts-149347\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha\u2019apai in 2022<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/earth-observatory\/fukutoku-okanoba-explodes-148750\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Fukutoku-Okanoba<\/a>in 2021. It seems unlikely that this event will become highly explosive because it appears to be associated with a volcanic ridge near the junction of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/science\/transform-fault\" rel=\"noopener\">transform fault<\/a> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/science\/back-arc-basin\" rel=\"noopener\">back-arc spreading center<\/a>, Carn said. \u201cSpreading centers are associated with less explosive activity, while the most explosive eruptions are usually along subduction zones and involve large stratovolcanoes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>How long the current eruption will persist is unclear. The 1972 event in this general region lasted for just four days, while another submarine eruption that occurred about 100 kilometers away in the <a href=\"https:\/\/volcano.si.edu\/volcano.cfm?vn=250010\" rel=\"noopener\">St. Andrew Strait<\/a> in 1957 lasted nearly four years.<\/p>\n<p>Garvin and scientists from other institutions are tracking developments closely. He plans to analyze radar data from the NASA-ISRO <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/nisar\/mission-overview\/\" rel=\"noopener\">NISAR satellite<\/a> and the Canadian Space Agency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asc-csa.gc.ca\/eng\/satellites\/radarsat\/\" rel=\"noopener\">RADARSAT Constellation Mission<\/a> to map the contours of any new land that emerges and track how its shape changes over time. If a permanent island forms, Garvin also sees opportunities for researchers, or \u201cisland-nauts,\u201d to <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/blogs\/earth-expeditions\/2019\/10\/08\/sailing-to-mars-via-earths-newest-landmass\/\" rel=\"noopener\">visit the area<\/a> and study how the infant island responds to plant and animal colonization, rainfall, chemical weathering, and other erosive forces, just <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/blogs\/earth-expeditions\/2019\/10\/10\/another-planet-exploring-hunga-tonga-hunga-haapai\/\" rel=\"noopener\">as happened<\/a> after the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha\u2018apai eruption.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis new eruption could present an even better opportunity for \u2018island-naut\u2019 exploration as we prepare to return to the Moon with women and men via Artemis IV,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>NASA Earth Observatory images by Michala Garrison, using Landsat data from the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/earthexplorer.usgs.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Geological Survey<\/a> and MODIS data from NASA\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.earthdata.nasa.gov\/data\/projects\/lance\" rel=\"noopener\">EOSDIS LANCE<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener\">GIBS\/Worldview<\/a>.\u00a0Story by Adam Voiland. <\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-featured-file-list bg-spacesuit-white padding-x-2 tablet:padding-x-3 desktop:padding-x-4 padding-y-5 desktop:padding-y-6 hds-module align wp-block-nasa-blocks-file-list\">\n<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-0\">\n<div class=\"grid-row width-full margin-bottom-4\">\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n<h2 role=\"textbox\" class=\"heading-22\">\n\t\t\t\t\tDownloads\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\">\n<div class=\"desktop:grid-col display-flex flex-align-center desktop:flex-justify-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-list-row hds-file-list-row\">\n<div class=\"hds-list-thumbnail hds-file-list-thumbnail\">\n<div class=\"hds-list-thumbnail-inner hds-file-list-thumbnail-inner hds-cover-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2020\" height=\"1347\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_oli2_20260511_lrg.jpg?w=2020&#038;h=1347&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Only small patches of the ocean are visible through puffy, white volcanic plumes streaming from the center of the scene. Clouds not directly related to the eruption are visible throughout much of the image.\u00a0 A false-color inset box shows the infrared signature of the eruption as a series of red dots near the volcanic plumes.\" style=\"transform: scale(2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" data-video-loop=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_oli2_20260511_lrg.jpg?w=2020&#038;h=1347&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 2020w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_oli2_20260511_lrg.jpg?w=300&#038;h=200&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_oli2_20260511_lrg.jpg?w=768&#038;h=512&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_oli2_20260511_lrg.jpg?w=1024&#038;h=683&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_oli2_20260511_lrg.jpg?w=1536&#038;h=1024&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_oli2_20260511_lrg.jpg?w=400&#038;h=267&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_oli2_20260511_lrg.jpg?w=600&#038;h=400&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_oli2_20260511_lrg.jpg?w=900&#038;h=600&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_oli2_20260511_lrg.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_oli2_20260511_lrg.jpg?w=2000&#038;h=1334&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2020px) 100vw, 2020px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-list-details\">\n<div class=\"hds-list-name hds-file-list-name\">\n<h2 class=\"heading-22\">May 11, 2026<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-list-meta\">\n<div class=\"hds-list-meta-item hds-list-date hds-file-list-date\">\n<p class=\"p-sm\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-list-meta-item hds-file-list-filetype\">\n<p class=\"p-sm\">JPEG (1.20 MB)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-list-cta hds-file-list-download\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/content\/dam\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_oli2_20260511_lrg.jpg\"  download rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"32\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle cx=\"16\" cy=\"16.0001\" r=\"16\" fill=\"#1C67E3\"\/><path d=\"M15.2357 8.00007L15.2357 16.4829L11.9504 13.4078L10.8801 14.4094L16.0001 19.2001L21.1201 14.4094L20.0499 13.4078L16.7645 16.4829L16.7645 8.00007L15.2357 8.00007Z\" fill=\"white\"\/><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M9.6 20.8001V18.4001H8V22.4001H24V18.4001H22.4V20.8001H9.6Z\" fill=\"white\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-list-row hds-file-list-row\">\n<div class=\"hds-list-thumbnail hds-file-list-thumbnail\">\n<div class=\"hds-list-thumbnail-inner hds-file-list-thumbnail-inner hds-cover-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2020\" height=\"1347\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_oli2_20260511_falsecolor_lrg.jpg?w=2020&#038;h=1347&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Only small patches of the ocean are visible through puffy, white volcanic plumes streaming from the center of the scene. Clouds not directly related to the eruption are visible throughout much of the image.\u00a0 A false-color inset box shows the infrared signature of the eruption as a series of red dots near the volcanic plumes.\" style=\"transform: scale(2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" data-video-loop=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_oli2_20260511_falsecolor_lrg.jpg?w=2020&#038;h=1347&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 2020w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_oli2_20260511_falsecolor_lrg.jpg?w=300&#038;h=200&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_oli2_20260511_falsecolor_lrg.jpg?w=768&#038;h=512&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_oli2_20260511_falsecolor_lrg.jpg?w=1024&#038;h=683&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_oli2_20260511_falsecolor_lrg.jpg?w=1536&#038;h=1024&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_oli2_20260511_falsecolor_lrg.jpg?w=400&#038;h=267&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_oli2_20260511_falsecolor_lrg.jpg?w=600&#038;h=400&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_oli2_20260511_falsecolor_lrg.jpg?w=900&#038;h=600&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_oli2_20260511_falsecolor_lrg.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_oli2_20260511_falsecolor_lrg.jpg?w=2000&#038;h=1334&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2020px) 100vw, 2020px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-list-details\">\n<div class=\"hds-list-name hds-file-list-name\">\n<h2 class=\"heading-22\">May 11, 2026 (false color)<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-list-meta\">\n<div class=\"hds-list-meta-item hds-list-date hds-file-list-date\">\n<p class=\"p-sm\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-list-meta-item hds-file-list-filetype\">\n<p class=\"p-sm\">JPEG (1.41 MB)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-list-cta hds-file-list-download\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/content\/dam\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_oli2_20260511_falsecolor_lrg.jpg\"  download rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"32\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle cx=\"16\" cy=\"16.0001\" r=\"16\" fill=\"#1C67E3\"\/><path d=\"M15.2357 8.00007L15.2357 16.4829L11.9504 13.4078L10.8801 14.4094L16.0001 19.2001L21.1201 14.4094L20.0499 13.4078L16.7645 16.4829L16.7645 8.00007L15.2357 8.00007Z\" fill=\"white\"\/><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M9.6 20.8001V18.4001H8V22.4001H24V18.4001H22.4V20.8001H9.6Z\" fill=\"white\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-list-row hds-file-list-row\">\n<div class=\"hds-list-thumbnail hds-file-list-thumbnail\">\n<div class=\"hds-list-thumbnail-inner hds-file-list-thumbnail-inner hds-cover-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2160\" height=\"2040\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/new-eruption-in-the-bismarck-sea\/bismarckeruption_tmo_20260515_lrg.jpg?w=2160&#038;h=2040&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A long gray line extends west and joins with a patch of discolored green water and a cloud-like volcanic plume near the center of the image.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.8); 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Resources <\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ABC (2026, May 19) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2026-05-19\/papua-new-guinea-volcanic-eruption-bismarck-sea\/106697688\" rel=\"noopener\">Undersea volcano erupts in Papua New Guinea\u2019s Bismarck Sea prompting tsunami concerns<\/a>. 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