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 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 ...

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.

Because Io is so close to its massive host planet, the moon is subjected to a tremendous gravitational pull as it orbits Jupiter once about every 42 hours, according to the Planetary Society.

Over the holiday weekend, NASA released new images of Jupiter’s icy, volcanic moon Io.The Juno spacecraft flew within roughly 930 miles of the celestial body’s surface on December 30, 2023 ...

Io, one of the most fascinating moons in our solar system, continues to mystify scientists with its intense volcanic activity and bizarre behavior. This moon, known for its towering volcanoes, ...

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. CNN values your feedback 1.

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.

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 ...

Assuming Io initially held some 20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 (or 20 sextillion) tons of sulfur, the amount it’s lost so far leaves roughly 200 quintillion to 1.2 sextillion tons of sulfur ...