NASA spacecraft spots hot lava on distant world Io
NASA's recent flybys of Io, however, reveal that it likely doesn't contain a global magma ocean beneath its surface, as ...
New observations of the most volcanic world in our solar system solve a mystery that began with Voyager 1
Observations made of Jupiter’s moon Io during the Juno mission’s flybys helped astronomers confirm how and why Io became the most volcanic world in the solar system.
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See what a fiery volcano looks like from space
Research conducted by scientists with NASA’s Juno mission has unveiled the mechanisms behind intense volcanic activity on ...
Scientists are starting to learn why this moon keeps erupting with volcanoes
Hundreds of volcanoes and lava lakes on Jupiter’s moon Io are likely powered in the same way as Earth’s volcanoes.
No shallow magma ocean for Jupiter's moon Io, research suggests
Io does not have a shallow global magma ocean beneath its surface, counter to previous claims, suggests a paper published in ...
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What causes volcanic eruptions on Jupiter's moon Io? Scientists aren't so sure anymore
As many as 400 volcanoes are erupting on the surface of Jupiter's innermost moon Io, with virtually every square inch of the ...
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Dramatic changes on Uranus, Neptune, Saturn and Jupiter revealed in 10 years of Hubble Telescope images (video)
Over the last ten years, OPAL has observed Uranus' northern hemisphere, which has faced the inner solar system for the ...
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Jupiter's Moon Europa Captured By Juno Spacecraft In Close Flyby
NASA Juno mission captured amazing new imagery of Jupiter's moon Europa. The spacecraft flew about 219 miles (352 kilometers) over the surface of the moon. Credit: Space.com | imagery credit: Credit : ...