Something incredible just happened in our own cosmic backyard. For the first time from Earth, scientists have watched as a ...

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 ...

In March and April 2025, internet users shared a striking image that they claimed showed "Steeple Mountain," a massive point of interest on Jupiter's moon Io. NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory ...

Io may be too volcanic for humans to live, but some of Jupiter’s other moons — Europa and Ganymede — could be places to look for signs of life. “It’s a way of generating heat when you ...

NASA launched the $5 billion Clipper spacecraft to search Europa’s sky for signs of life in the ... Propulsion Laboratory. The icy moon is far enough from Jupiter and the intense plasma-flooded space ...

The moon spent a few million years as a volcanic wasteland, covered with ongoing eruptions that spewed from mountains and ...

You can get in touch with Jess by emailing j.thomson@newsweek.com. Io, Jupiter's third-largest moon, is covered in lakes made of lava, according to a new paper in the journal Nature Communications ...

June's full moon, aka the Strawberry Moon, rises on June 11 at 12:43 AM PT. Here's what the full moon in Sagittarius means ...

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The acid yellow moon Io that orbits Jupiter may be less than 30% the size of Earth, but is considered the most volcanic body in our solar system. As demonstrated by explosive news from NASA on ...