Even by the standards of Io, the most volcanic celestial body in the solar system, recent events observed on the Jovian moon ...

The volcanic world of Jupiter's moon Io can be seen in extraordinary detail in new images beamed from NASA’s Juno orbiter after its most recent flyby.. The encounter was Juno's second with Io ...

NASA orbiter spots most active volcano yet on Io The third and latest flyby, which took place on Dec. 27, 2024, brought the Juno spacecraft within about 46,200 miles of the moon.

In December 2023 and February 2024, Juno completed two tight Io flybys. Beyond getting as close as 930 miles from the moon's volcano-studded surface, these approaches were special for using NASA's ...

Over the holiday weekend, NASA released new images of Jupiter’s icy, volcanic moon Io.The Juno spacecraft flew within roughly 930 miles of the celestial body’s surface on December 30, 2023 ...

In both December 2023 and February 2024, NASA’s Juno spacecraft soared over Jupiter’s moon, Io. Shooting past at a distance of around 930 miles, the twin flybys — the two closest flybys of Io in over ...

On the fiery Io, the innermost and third-largest of Jupiter’s four Galilean moons, Juno's observations have provided more insights about its incessant volcanic activity.

Recent flybys of the fiery world refute a leading theory of its inner structure—and reveal how little is understood about ...

— NASA's Juno probe spots massive new volcano on Jupiter moon Io — Jupiter's volcanic moon Io may spew sulfur to icy neighbor Europa's surface. Juno will make another flyby of Io on March 3, 2024.

NASA's Juno spacecraft detected the most intense volcanic eruption ever recorded on Jupiter's moon Io. During a flyby on December 27, 2024, Juno was approximately 74,400 kilometers from Io's ...

This tiny image of Io, which includes two simultaneous volcanic plumes, is what led JPL engineer Linda Morabito to notice the moon's volcanic activity for the first time in 1979. Credit: NASA/JPL ...

NASA's Juno Probe Unravels the Source of Io's Volcanic Activity Tidal flexing is behind Io's near-constant volcanic eruptions, NASA reports. By Adrianna Nine December 16, 2024 ...