NASA's Juno spacecraft made a close flyby of Jupiter moon lo. See an animation of the images the probe captured created by Koji Kuramura and Gerald Eichstädt. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS | ...

Jupiter, the giant of our Solar System, remains one of the most fascinating and mysterious planets to explore. With its ...

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.

To provide scientists with a better understanding of the diversity of the volcanoes on Jupiter's moon Io, the spacecraft made its closest-ever flyby. It produced some stunning images.

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.

How many moons does Jupiter have? Scientists have discovered dozens of them, but the answer may be more complicated than it seems.

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. On Oct. 14, 2024, NASA launched a robotic spacecraft named Europa Clipper to Jupiter’s moons. Clipper will reach the ice-covered Jovian ...

Watch Jupiter’s moons in action this month Transits, occultations, eclipses, and shadow transits of the jovian moons are perfect events for telescopic viewing.

NASA Juno spacecraft data has been used to create an animation of "Steeple Mountain" and a lava lake known as Loki Patera on Jupiter's moon Io.

Europa Clipper will make a six-year journey to Jupiter to study Europa, an icy-surfaced moon that scientists believe has “ingredients for life.” ...