Io, the innermost of Jupiter's four largest moons, is slightly bigger than Earth's moon.Io is the most volcanically active body in the solar system, bursting with plumes that rise up to more than ...

In the new study, the authors surveyed 266 volcanic hotspots across the moon. This map showed that Io’s lower latitudes were emitting 60 percent more volcanic heat per unit area than the poles.

Jupiter moon of Io is famed for its volcanoes. NASA just spotted the most powerful one yet Not only was the hot spot larger than Earth’s Lake Superior, but it also was seen belching out ...

Because Io is so close to its massive host planet, the moon is subjected to a tremendous gravitational pull as it orbits ...

No moon in our solar system is likely as chaotic as Io, Jupiter’s third largest. The rocky body looks like a pepperoni pizza because of the constant, numerous eruptions on its surface. The ...

This new, first-of-its-kind map of Io's heat emission shows volcanoes across the moon's surface. It encompasses nearly 30 years of data. Credit: Ashley Gerard Davies et al 2024 Planet.

Scientists say Earth's Moon went through a period when it was a lot like Io, a moon of Jupiter that's full of volcanic activity. NASA Only 7% of LAist readers currently donate to fund our journalism.

S cott Bolton’s first encounter with Io took place in the summer of 1980, right after he graduated from college and started a job at NASA. The Voyager 1 spacecraft had flown past this moon of Jupiter, ...

Jupiter's moon Io is a volcanic hellscape—and has been since the solar system began. Io is the most volcanic body known to science, and researchers have puzzled over its history for years.

On March 9, 1979, Linda Morabito discovered a volcanic plume on Io, a moon of Jupiter, in one of the photos from Voyager 1. She wrote, “I could feel tears begin to roll down my face at the sight ...

Jupiter’s moon Io may have been volcanically active throughout its life. In this image of Io, taken by NASA’s Juno spacecraft in 2023, a bright volcanic plume can be seen on the left, just ...

Behold the volcano-blanketed moon, Io. After swooping by Jupiter's tortured moon on Feb. 3, NASA's Juno spacecraft beamed back some of the closest-ever images of this unique world. The agency's ...