In Photos: Jaw-Dropping Jupiter And Its Moon Io As Seen By NASA’s Juno
NASA's Juno spacecraft has again captured stunning images of Jupiter and its moon Io, providing more insights into the solar ...
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NASA’s Juno mission solves Io's 44-year-old volcano mystery
While Galileo Galilei first observed Io in 1610, its volcanic nature wasn’t discovered until nearly four centuries later. In 1979, NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft captured images of volcanic ...
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NASA spacecraft spots hot lava on distant world Io
An illustration of NASA's Juno craft soaring above Jupiter's atmosphere. Jupiter's satellite Io is one of its largest moons. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech NASA's Juno spacecraft has made several close ...
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NASA Scientists Reveal 44-Year-Old Mystery of How and Why Jupiter’s IO Is So Volcanically Active
Io had a diameter of 2,237 miles and was composed of an estimated 400 volcanoes, according to NASA. Plumes from these volcanic eruptions could stretch for miles and were visible from Earth when ...
NASA Solves 44-Year-Old Mystery While Exploring Solar System's Most Volcanic World
Earlier, after Io's volcanic activity was discovered in 1979, scientists thought that the moon has a global magma ocean. But Juno, from its close flybys in December 2023 and February 2024 has helped ...
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New observations of the most volcanic world in our solar system solve a mystery that began with Voyager 1
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The Juno mission ...
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NASA's Juno Probe Unravels the Source of Io's Volcanic Activity
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'Heart of Jupiter moon Io's rage': Nasa captures active volcano erupting into space
NASA's Juno mission revealed that Jupiter's moon, Io, the most volcanic body in our solar system, doesn't possess a global magma ocean. Instead, separate magma chambers fuel its over 400 active ...
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Scientists are starting to learn why this moon keeps erupting with volcanoes
These tugs cause Io’s surface to bulge in or out as much as 330 feet, according to NASA. It’s similar to how our moon affects ocean tides on Earth, except Io’s tides are much larger and ...
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NASA spacecraft spots hot lava on distant world Io
An illustration of NASA's Juno craft soaring above Jupiter's atmosphere. Jupiter's satellite Io is one of its largest moons. NASA's Juno spacecraft has made several close swoops by Jupiter's ...
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NASA solves 44-year-old mystery of why Jupiter's Io is so volcanically active
Io is the most volcanically active world in our solar system. Now, NASA scientists have revealed how and why. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.