The most volcanically active world in the solar system, Jupiter's moon Io, may possess a global ocean of magma underneath its surface, as well as mysteriously warm poles, a new study finds. Previous ...

The hellish surface of a moon of Jupiter known as Io is riddled with hundreds of lava-spewing volcanoes that make the world one of chaos and violence. The brutal conditions also make Io intriguing to ...

Jupiter’s volcanic moon, Io, is exhibiting geothermal activity far beyond what scientists had anticipated, with heat levels that defy previous models. This extreme thermal activity is driven by the ...

There are new, high-quality images of Jupiter's moon, Io, thanks to the nearest flyby of the celestial body by a spacecraft in decades. NASA released images Saturday taken by the Juno spacecraft, ...

Astronomers at The Johns Hopkins University, the Observatoire de Paris, and other institutions have solved a nearly 30-year-old mystery surrounding Jupiter’s moon Io, showing that volcanoes there ...

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In 1979, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) scientist Linda Morabito discovered volcanic activity on Jupiter’s innermost moon, Io. But Io isn’t just volcanically active—it is the most volcanically ...

"For the very first time, we have a global view of Io's ongoing volcanic activity." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The most ...