Inside lava tubes on Earth, scientists have found microbial life appearing like a sparkly, yellowish film on the walls. This microbial life, Osburn said, can live off carbon dioxide.

Lava tubes are caves created by lava as it flows from a volcanic vent beneath a hardened surface. On Earth, these lava tubes can be found in Hawaii, the Canary Islands, Australia and Iceland.

Of course, Earth isn't the only planet in our solar system with lava tubes. Natural protection from cosmic radiation. Space ...

Plasma tubes exist in the Earth’s upper atmosphere, the ionized oxygen layer known as the ionosphere. Here photons from the sun smash into the oxygen and knock electrons, forming a sea of ...

It may look like a lightsaber sitting on the surface of Mars, but this titanium tube is a sample canister dropped off by Perseverance. This could eventually be the first pristine sample of Martian ...

Bella, an American bulldog, had fallen into the earth tube in the darkness, Capt. Dave Folio of the Scottsdale Fire Department said. The Scottsdale Fire Department described earth tubes as "a ...

It took seven hours, but Scottsdale fire crews were able to rescue a family dog trapped in an underground ventilation system. Bella, an American bulldog, had fallen into the earth tube in the ...

He said lava tubes provide ideal shelter from the intense conditions of space. "On the lunar surface , you get 13.8 days of sunlight, then 13.8 days of night—with temperatures ranging from 130 ...