Earth.com

Astronomers using the Webb telescope see volcanic activity on Jupiter's moon Io in a whole new light

The James Webb Space Telescope reveals active volcanoes on Io in unprecedented detail thanks to an innovative technique.
Gizmodo

NASA Detects Most Powerful Eruption Ever on Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Io

The volcanic hot spot is larger than Lake Superior, spewing eruptions six times the total energy of all of the world's power plants. Reading time 3 minutes Jupiter’s moon Io is covered in hundreds of ...
New Scientist

Synchronised volcanic eruptions on Io hint at a spongy interior

Five volcanoes on Jupiter’s moon Io erupted all at once in a cataclysm of lava. This means that they are probably all connected to the same underground magma network, which will help solve the mystery ...
AOL

Jupiter's volcanic moon Io is burning much hotter than expected

Jupiter’s volcanic moon has always felt like a place that tests your sense of what a world can be. Its surface glows with hundreds of active hot spots. Its mountains rise higher than Everest. Its lava ...
Yahoo

Jupiter's volcanic moon Io may be hundreds of times hotter than scientists thought

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Jupiter’s moon Io is the ...
Space.com

Jupiter's volcanic moon Io may be hundreds of times hotter than scientists thought

"It's like estimating the brightness of a bonfire by observing only the flames and not the surrounding embers." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...
Phys.org

Webb telescope spies Io's volcanic activity and sulfurous atmosphere

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 ...
sciencex

Image: Jupiter's volcanic moon Io captured with NASA's Juno spacecraft

During its close flyby of Jupiter's moon Io on December 30, 2023, NASA's Juno spacecraft captured some of the most detailed imagery ever of Io's volcanic surface. In this image, taken by the JunoCam ...
Wired

The Mysterious Inner Workings of Io, Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Scott Bolton’s first encounter with Io took place in the summer of 1980, right after he graduated from college and started a job at NASA ...
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Io: The Volcanic Moon Shaped by Jupiter’s Gravity

Discovered by Galileo in 1610, Io has since become one of the most fascinating objects in planetary science. Orbiting just 350,000 km above Jupiter, Io experiences gravitational forces 300% stronger ...
Forbes

NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Exposes Io As A Hellishly Active Jupiter Moon

Io, one of the four Galilean moons of Jupiter, as seen by the Galileo probe, circa 1997. (Photo by Space Frontiers/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) New data from NASA’s $1.2 billion Juno spacecraft — now ...