Io

Major Volcanic Eruption Seen on Jupiter’s Moon Io

Recent observations of Jupiter’s moon Io has revealed a massive volcanic eruption taking place 628,300,000 km (390,400,000 miles) from Earth.…

11 years ago

Mystery of Escaping Planetary Atmospheres Comes Under Japanese Scrutiny

Venus and Mars may be all right tonight, but there's still a lot we don't understand about these planets. Why…

12 years ago

Io’s Volcanoes are in the Wrong Place

Jupiter’s moon Io features at least 400 active volcanoes, making it the most volcanically active world in our Solar System.…

12 years ago

First Ever Geologic Map of Io: 425 Volcanoes, No Craters

[/caption] With billowing volcanoes, lava lakes and a sulfurous landscape, Jupiter's moon Io is one of the most exotic and…

13 years ago

Podcast: Io

[/caption] If you want to see one of the strangest places in the Solar System, look no further than Io,…

13 years ago

Magma Ocean Flows Beneath Io’s Surface

[/caption] Proving that old data never dies, scientists have found something new about Jupiter’s moon Io using data gathered during…

14 years ago