These composite views depicting volcanic activity on Io were generated using both visible light and infrared data collected by NASA's Juno spacecraft during flybys of the Jovian moon on Dec. 14 ...

On March 9, 1979, Linda Morabito discovered a volcanic plume on Io, a moon of Jupiter, in one of the photos from Voyager 1. She wrote, “I could feel tears begin to roll down my face at the sight ...

The volcanoes on the poles are smaller than those in the lower latitudes, the researchers found, but it's clear there's lively volcanic activity all over Io. Scientists have found 266 active hot ...

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 ...

But the moon’s wild volcanic activity wasn’t detected until Voyager 1 flew by Jupiter and its moons in 1979, revealing Io’s dynamic surface that resembled a pepperoni pizza, Bolton said.

NASA's Juno spacecraft has made several close swoops by Jupiter's volcanic moon Io, and it's beamed back stunning views of this distant volcanic land. The recent flybys in late 2023 and early 2024 ...

A recent study of Io’s sulfurous atmosphere suggests that Jupiter’s moon has been a volcanic hellscape for almost the Solar System’s entire 4.57 billion-year history.

In 1979, Voyager 1 revealed Io’s dynamic volcanic activity from the first close-up pictures of its surface, which captured bizarre volcanic terrains, active plumes and hot spots.

Lava lakes on Io's surface had previously been found in a few locations, such as the 127-mile-long lake Loki Patera. This study reveals that these lakes are extremely common on the moon, and the ...

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