NASA’s Juno mission is best known for the gorgeous images of Jupiter that it has taken since its launch in 2011 and arrival at Jupiter in 2016. But the spacecraft hasn’t only investigated the planet — ...

Io, the first Galilean moon of Jupiter—The Volcano World, with its molten silicate lava lakes and hundreds of active volcanoes spewing lava far above its surface, it’s easy to be in complete awe at ...

NASA’s Juno spacecraft, currently in orbit around Jupiter, will soon be making a close flyby of one of the planet’s most dramatic moons, Io. On Saturday, December 30, Juno will come within 1,000 miles ...

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," and the space agency released new images of the flyby. The ...

The telescopes will team up to assist NASA's Juno spacecraft the next time it flies by Io, our solar system's most volcanic body. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Astronomers continue to make new discoveries about the Galilean moons of Jupiter, a thrilling environment of ice and fire. In a pair of studies published this month, the James Webb Space Telescope ...

A large volcanic outburst was discovered on Io, a large moon of Jupiter. Io is the most volcanic body in the Solar System; this vulcanism is caused by tidal stresses induced by Jupiter and two of its ...

In a close encounter of the Jovian kind, NASA's Juno deep space probe has made its closest flyby yet of Jupiter's volatile moon Io. During its 51st orbit of the giant planet, the solar-powered robotic ...

The gas giant orbiter has flown over 510 million miles and also documented close encounters with three of Jupiter’s four largest moons. NASA’s Juno spacecraft will fly past Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io ...

When NASA’s Juno mission flies by Jupiter’s fiery moon Io on Sunday, July 30, the spacecraft will be making its closest approach yet, coming within 13,700 miles (22,000 kilometers) of it. Data ...

The most volcanic body in the solar system, Io produces outbursts every year with one the largest occurring in Fall 2022. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...