It may be cold this month, but now is a great time to get outside and explore Jupiter's beauty and might. The fifth planet will not only reach opposition on Dec. 7, it will also be at perigee (closest ...

Jupiter moon Io, imaged by SHARK-VIS on Jan. 10, 2024. This is the highest resolution image of Io ... [+] ever obtained by an Earth-based telescope. The image combines three spectral bands ...

On November 21, 1676, the Danish astronomer Ole Rømer discovered the speed of light. Before Rømer figured it out, scientists ...

Along with the stunning detail in its swirling clouds and colorful bands, the school bus-sized probe's JunoCam also focused its lens on Jupiter's moon, Io, the most volcanic world in the solar system.

NASA's Juno spacecraft, part of the Juno mission launched in 2011, has captured groundbreaking images of a significant ...

Jupiter’s small moon Io is the most volcanically active body in our solar system, with constant eruptions reshaping its surface daily. National Corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Carlisle ...

An curved arrow pointing right. The surface of Io, one of Jupiter's many moons, is an especially hostile environment – even for space. Scientists recently observed its atmosphere completely ...

Two very close recent flybys of Io by the Juno spacecraft have revealed more detail about the most volcanic world in the solar system - Jupiter's mysterious moon, Io. Nasa has released a new ...

A bit larger than our Moon, Io is the innermost of Jupiter’s four large moons. As it circles Jupiter, Io is gravitationally perturbed by its three sister moons, first being pushed slightly closer to ...

Or perhaps more likely, look at under a microscope. The latest candidate for hosting nearby life is Jupiter’s moon, Io. Let’s take a look at what makes Io special, and what we might hope to ...