Jupiter sets record after 12 new moons discovered 00:14. A NASA spacecraft made its closest-ever approach to Jupiter's moon Io, coming within 930 miles of the "surface of the most volcanic world ...

Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, is home to a fascinating array of moons. Among its 90-plus satellites, one stands out for its extraordinary geological activity: Io. As the BBC's ...

What can a sample return mission from Jupiter's volcanic moon, Io, teach scientists about planetary and satellite (moon) formation and evolution? This is what a recent study presented at the 56th ...

There are new, high-quality images of Jupiter's moon, Io, thanks to the nearest flyby of the celestial body by a spacecraft in decades.. NASA released images Saturday taken by the Juno spacecraft ...

Io is the most volcanic world in the solar system, with around 400 volcanoes. Its extreme activity is driven by "tidal flexing" from Jupiter's crushing gravity. | Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI ...

NASA’s Juno spacecraft successfully made the second of two close flybys of Io, the most volcanic moon in the solar system, on February 3, giving scientists their best look at this satellite of ...

During this rare rendezvous, Juno captured intimate views of Jupiter’s moon using all three of its on board cameras. On Sunday, NASA released six images of the moon Io as seen by the spacecraft ...

And then there’s Jupiter’s moon, Io. Io is the most volcanic object known to science. ... “The orbital dynamics of planetary satellites can get very chaotic,” says James Tuttle Keane, ...

A NASA spacecraft is set to swing past one of Jupiter’s moon Io, giving astronomers a close-up view of one of the most volcanic spots in the solar system.

On December 30, 2023, NASA's Juno deep space probe made the closest flyby of Jupiter's moon Io in over two decades. The robotic spacecraft passed within 930 miles (1,500 km) of the volcanic ...

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 ...

Variations in the decameter radio signals from Jupiter are known to be associated with one of the planet's five satellites. It is now suggested that Io travels in the analogue of the inner Van ...