Jupiter's volcanic moon Io doesn't appear to have a subsurface ocean of magma, resolving some issues about how Io's volcanoes erupt and raising broader questions about similar magma oceans within ...

Io’s long-debated magma ocean may not exist. Juno spacecraft data reveals that tidal forces deform the moon differently than ...

Using data collected by NASA’s Juno spacecraft as it flew past Jupiter’s highly volcanic moon Io in late 2023 and again in ...

In size, Io is roughly comparable to the Earth’s moon, also known as “The Moon”. Io is wracked by volcanic activity though, with active lava flows on the surface, with mountain ranges and ...

The moon is hostile. A newly found cave could be a lifesaver. Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io has been erupting for billions of years Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io has been erupting for billions of ...

But Venus’s opaque atmosphere makes it hard to establish whether any of them are still active. When it comes to active volcanoes, Jupiter’s moon Io takes the crown. Violent eruptions on this distant ...