Jupiter’s ‘Tortured Moon’: Astronomers Uncover Surprising Source of Io’s Intense Volcanic Fury
Researchers from the Juno mission have finally solved a mystery that has puzzled scientists for over four decades.
New observations of the most volcanic world in our solar system solve a mystery that began with Voyager 1
Observations made of Jupiter’s moon Io during the Juno mission’s flybys helped astronomers confirm how and why Io became the most volcanic world in the solar system.
No shallow magma ocean for Jupiter's moon Io, research suggests
Io does not have a shallow global magma ocean beneath its surface, counter to previous claims, suggests a paper published in ...
NASA spacecraft spots hot lava on distant world Io
NASA's recent flybys of Io, however, reveal that it likely doesn't contain a global magma ocean beneath its surface, as ...
'Heart of Jupiter moon Io's rage': Nasa captures active volcano erupting into space
Nasa has revealed new details about Io, Jupiter’s third-largest moon and the most volcanic world in our solar system.
Jupiter, ascending: See our solar system’s biggest planet at its brightest all year
Weather permitting, Jupiter will not only be brighter than most other stars and planets in the evening sky, but will also be ...
Scientists are starting to learn why this moon keeps erupting with volcanoes
Hundreds of volcanoes and lava lakes on Jupiter’s moon Io are likely powered in the same way as Earth’s volcanoes.