Jupiter's moon Io stands alone among the solar system's moons. It has more than 400 active volcanoes, and its surface is home to more than 100 massive volcanic mountains, some of which are taller than ...

Jupiter’s volcanic moon has always felt like a place that tests your sense of what a world can be. Its surface glows with ...

Trapped in a gravitational push and pull between Jupiter and other Jovian moons, Io is constantly being stretched and compressed. Heat generated by these contortions has melted pockets of the moon's ...

Jupiter's moon Io may host alien life in protected lava tubes. Now, Avi Loeb claims the anomalous interstellar object ...

Behold the volcano-blanketed moon, Io. After swooping by Jupiter's tortured moon on Feb. 3, NASA's Juno spacecraft beamed back some of the closest-ever images of this unique world. The agency's deep ...

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 ...

"It's like estimating the brightness of a bonfire by observing only the flames and not the surrounding embers." Using data from NASA's Juno spacecraft, scientists have discovered that the solar system ...

Feel what it’s like to spend five seconds on the volcanic moon Io. Surfers robbed, murdered in Baja California, set up by ...

Eight distant worlds hold secrets that still puzzle scientists and spark endless curiosity. Each moon offers a strange allure ...

The Solar System is more than just planets; it is home to a dazzling variety of moons, each with its own unique charm. Some ...