Perhaps if Io can be understood, so too can our moon—as well as several of the other satellites in our solar system with hidden tidal engines. For now, this volcanic orb remains maddeningly ...

NASA's Juno mission gets look under surface of Jupiter, Io. Years of data from NASA's Juno mission has provided scientists with a trove of information about the conditions of both Jupiter and Io.

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, ...

The hellish surface of a moon of Jupiter known as Io is riddled with hundreds of lava-spewing volcanoes that make the world one of chaos and violence. The brutal conditions also make Io intriguing to ...

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 ...

NASA's Juno mission revealed that Jupiter's moon, Io, the most volcanic body in our solar system, doesn't possess a global magma ocean. Instead, separate magma chambers fuel its over 400 active ...

Notice how Io catches up to Europa’s shadow because Io is orbiting faster and in a smaller orbit than Europa. Ganymede, Jupiter’s largest moon, undergoes a few events this month.

Juno executed its 62nd flyby of Jupiter, including a close pass of Io at an altitude of about 18,175 miles, on June 13. The next flyby is scheduled for July 16.

Io is approximately 4.2 billion miles from Earth, according to Conrad. Before the new camera technology, images taken by satellites and spacecrafts were needed to capture the level of detail.

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.

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 ...