Volcanic Io imaged in spectacular detail by NASA's Juno probe Scott SutherlandMeteorologist, Science Writer Published on Jan. 5, 2024, 9:00 AM ...

NASA has used a tool that was never meant to be used to study other cosmic bodies, but the space agency used it to see the ...

Orbiting just 350,000 km above Jupiter, Io experiences gravitational forces 300% stronger than Earth’s tides. These forces generate intense volcanic activity and dramatic geological features.

References [1] Io’s SO2 and NaCl Wind Fields from ALMA. The Astrophysical Journal Letters (2024). [2] Time variability of Io's volcanic activity from near-IR adaptive optics observations on 100 ...

As Io is squeezed and stretched by Jupiter's gravity, its solid rocky surface has been turned into the most volcanically active place in our solar system. According to NASA, hundreds of active ...