--- title: Incredible Image Shows Kilauea Volcano From Space at Night description: A stunning new NASA photo shows what Kilauea, the Hawaii volcano that has been erupting since May 3, looks like from space at night. canonical: https://time.com/5291685/kilauea-eruption-picture-space/ author: Kate Samuelson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-05-25T16:42:32.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T08:03:12.591Z article:section: Science og:title: Hawaii's Erupting Volcano Looks Even Crazier From Space at Night og:description: See the incredible image og:url: https://time.com/5291685/kilauea-eruption-picture-space/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd61ec56eef088e77/6989318d929fade3a3bf0aca/leilani_oli_2018133_lrg.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3600 og:image:height: 2025 og:image:alt: leilani_oli_2018133_lrg og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Hawaii's Erupting Volcano Looks Even Crazier From Space at Night twitter:description: See the incredible image twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd61ec56eef088e77/6989318d929fade3a3bf0aca/leilani_oli_2018133_lrg.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Hawaii's Erupting Volcano Looks Even Crazier From Space at Night > Sponsored content. 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Blue flames from burning methane are the latest natural phenomena being seen at the eruption of the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii._ by [Kate Samuelson](https://time.com/author/kate-samuelson/) ## Kate Samuelson May 25, 2018 4:42 PM UTC  NASA Earth Observatory image by Joshua Stevens, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. NASA Earth Observatory image by Joshua Stevens, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Joshua Stevens—NASA by [Kate Samuelson](https://time.com/author/kate-samuelson/) ## Kate Samuelson May 25, 2018 4:42 PM UTC A stunning image released by NASA shows what Kilauea, the [volcano in Hawaii](http://time.com/5289687/hawaii-kilauea-volcano-eruption-blue-flames-methane/) that has been erupting for three weeks, looks like from space. As the photo shows, Kilauea is not only visible from space — you can also see the lava spewing out of the volcano. Seven instruments aboard NASA ‘s International Space Station and partner satellites have been detecting active fissures, fires, ash and sulphur dioxide plume as well as the height and composition of volcanic plumes, a [NASA release explains](https://www.nasa.gov/feature/help-from-above-nasa-aids-kilauea-disaster-response-1). “One of the first things emergency responders wanted to know was where the lava was coming out, where are all the fissures,” J. Carver Struve, emergency management co-lead at the NASA Headquarters in Washington, said in a statement. “”We’re \[filling\] any gaps they may have in their information as the disaster is evolving.” Kilauea’s latest eruption opened more than 20 new volcanic fissures in the ground, which have released lava, sulphur dioxide and steam. The lava has been pouring down the flank of the volcano and into the ocean miles away, leading to the evacuation of around 2,000 people, the _Associated Press_ reports. Since Kileuea’s May 3 eruption, several fissures are still open and active. One fissure, named Fissure 22, has shed enough lava in recent days to create a lava channel that extends all the way to Hawaii’s southeastern coast, according to [NASA](https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=92194). Earlier this week, the eruption sparked new safety warnings about toxic gas on the Big Island’s southern coastline after lava began flowing into the ocean — creating “[laze](http://time.com/5285449/hawaii-kilauea-laze-lava/),” or lava haze — and [setting off a chemical reaction](http://time.com/5287415/lava-hawaii-volcano-power-plant/). > [](https://twitter.com/Astro%5FFeustel/status/995817909179109376) The eruption has destroyed 50 buildings, including about two dozen homes, and seriously injured at least one person. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5291685/kilauea-eruption-picture-space/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5291685/kilauea-eruption-picture-space/"},"headline":"Hawaii's Erupting Volcano Looks Even Crazier From Space at Night","datePublished":"2018-05-25T16:42:32.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T08:03:12.591Z","description":"See the incredible image","url":"https://time.com/5291685/kilauea-eruption-picture-space/","keywords":["hawaii","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd61ec56eef088e77/6989318d929fade3a3bf0aca/leilani_oli_2018133_lrg.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Kate Samuelson","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/kate-samuelson/"}],"articleSection":"Science","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd61ec56eef088e77/6989318d929fade3a3bf0aca/leilani_oli_2018133_lrg.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"leilani_oli_2018133_lrg","caption":"NASA Earth Observatory image by Joshua Stevens, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey.","creditText":"Joshua Stevens—NASA","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/science/","name":"Science"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/hawaii/","name":"hawaii"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5291685/kilauea-eruption-picture-space/","name":"Hawaii's Erupting Volcano Looks Even Crazier From Space at Night"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Hawaii's Erupting Kilauea Volcano Is Now Spouting Blue Flames of Burning Methane","description":"Blue flames from burning methane are the latest natural phenomena being seen at the eruption of the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/XKDC6l3B/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2018-05-24T04:29:39.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/XKDC6l3B.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/5291685/kilauea-eruption-picture-space/","duration":"PT31S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/5291685/kilauea-eruption-picture-space/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```