What can a sample return mission from Jupiter's volcanic moon, Io, teach scientists about planetary and satellite (moon) ...

NASA’s Juno spacecraft, originally designed to study Jupiter’s atmosphere and magnetic field, has provided some of the most detailed observations of Io’s volcanic activity since its mission ...

NASA's Juno spacecraft, part of the Juno mission launched in 2011, has captured groundbreaking images of a significant volcanic feature on Jupiter's moon Io, known for its extreme geological activity.

Take a tour of the space volcanoes on other planets and moons across the Solar System, and find out how they differ from ...

NASA’s Juno spacecraft has recorded the most powerful volcanic eruption on Io, Jupiter’s most volcanic moon. The eruption site, detected on 27 December 2024, is fueled by a massive magma ...

NASA’s Juno spacecraft ... understanding of tidal heating in celestial bodies. Scientists believe Io’s volcanic activity mirrors conditions on early Earth and exoplanets with extreme ...

Two very close recent flybys of Io by the Juno spacecraft have revealed more detail about the most volcanic world in the solar system - Jupiter's mysterious moon, Io. Nasa has released a new ...

The volcanic activity is caused by the intense gravitational pulls of Jupiter and nearby moons, which deform Io by tens of meters ... Using infrared images from NASA’s Juno spacecraft ...

Using data collected by NASA's Juno spacecraft as it flew past Jupiter's highly volcanic moon Io in late 2023 and again in early 2024, a Southwest Research Institute-led team identified electrons ...