A bit larger than our Moon, Io is the innermost of Jupiter’s four large moons. As it circles Jupiter, Io is gravitationally perturbed by its three sister moons, first being pushed slightly closer to ...

Jupiter moon Io, imaged by SHARK-VIS on Jan. 10, 2024. This is the highest resolution image of Io ... [+] ever obtained by an Earth-based telescope. The image combines three spectral bands ...

Or perhaps more likely, look at under a microscope. The latest candidate for hosting nearby life is Jupiter’s moon, Io. Let’s take a look at what makes Io special, and what we might hope to ...

Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, is home to a fascinating array of moons. Among its 90-plus satellites, one ...

An curved arrow pointing right. The surface of Io, one of Jupiter's many moons, is an especially hostile environment – even for space. Scientists recently observed its atmosphere completely ...

Along with the stunning detail in its swirling clouds and colorful bands, the school bus-sized probe's JunoCam also focused its lens on Jupiter's moon, Io, the most volcanic world in the solar system.

Surface features of Uranus' icy moon Miranda point to the existence of a once deep ocean, one that still may exist today.

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 ...

Jupiter’s small moon Io is the most volcanically active body in our solar system, with constant eruptions reshaping its surface daily. National Corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Carlisle ...

On November 21, 1676, the Danish astronomer Ole Rømer discovered the speed of light. Before Rømer figured it out, scientists ...

NASA Juno spacecraft data has been used to create an animation of "Steeple Mountain" and a lava lake known as Loki Patera on ...