LIVE: Iceland volcano erupts near Grindavík Monday night

LIVE: Iceland volcano erupts near Grindavík Monday night | Norway's oldest known ship burial predates Vikings | NASA identifies 17 planets that could be fit for life Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( December 19, 2023 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE  [Facebook]( [X](  [LIVESCIENCE]( Amazing science every day [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [WEBSITE](  [] Top Science News [] [LIVE: Iceland volcano erupts near Grindavík Monday night]( (Kristin Elisabet Gunnarsdottir/AFP via Getty Images) [LIVE: Iceland volcano erupts near Grindavík Monday night]( The Iceland volcano is now erupting after weeks of earthquakes rocking the region, according to a statement released by the Iceland Met Office on Monday (Dec. 18). [Read More]( [] History & Archaeology [] [Norway's oldest known ship burial predates Vikings]( (Geir Grønnesby) [Norway's oldest known ship burial predates Vikings]( A large, grassy hill in Norway known as the Herlaugshagen burial mound was likely the site of a pre-Viking ship burial, a new analysis finds. [Read More]( [] Space [] [NASA identifies 17 planets that could be fit for life]( (ESO/M. KORNMESSER) [NASA identifies 17 planets that could be fit for life]( A new NASA survey identified 17 exoplanets that may have the right conditions for liquid water oceans hidden beneath icy shells. The planets could be good candidates in the search for alien life. [Read More]( [] [JWST discovers the oldest black hole in the universe]( [JWST discovers the oldest black hole in the universe]( (Getty Images) The James Webb Space Telescope's discovery of the universe's oldest black holes is giving astronomers some vital clues for how they came to be. Full Story: [Live Science]( (12/18) [] Health [] [Statins might make hormone therapy for menopause safer]( (Peter Dazeley via Getty Images) [Statins might make hormone therapy for menopause safer]( Hormone therapy for menopause might be made safer by taking statins at the same time, a study hints. [Read More]( [] Animals [] [72 million-year-old 'blue dragon' unlike anything ever seen]( (Getty Images) [72 million-year-old 'blue dragon' unlike anything ever seen]( The near-complete remains of a never-before-seen mosasaur that dominated the ancient Pacific Ocean have been unearthed in Japan. The great white shark-size creature is unlike any other aquatic animal, dead or alive. [Read More]( [] Daily Quiz [] How many times has the sun traveled around the Milky Way? (Learn the answer [here](.) [Vote]( [About 10 times]( [Vote]( [About 20 times]( [Vote]( [About 30 times]( [Vote]( [It is hard to determine as the sun's orbit has not remained constant.](   [Sign Up]( | [Update Profile]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Cookies Policy]( | [Terms and Conditions]( CONTACT US: [FEEDBACK](mailto:livescience@smartbrief.com) | [ADVERTISE]( [Future]( Future US LLC © Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036