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What causes volcanic eruptions on Jupiter's moon Io? Scientists aren't so sure anymore

Jupiter's volcanic moon Io doesn't appear to have a subsurface ocean of magma, resolving some issues about how Io's volcanoes erupt and raising broader questions about similar magma oceans within ...
Futurism

NASA Spacecraft Swoops So Close to Io That It Can See Volcanic Eruptions

A spectacular image taken by NASA’s Juno probe this past weekend shows Jupiter’s moon Io with twin eruptions on the surface, underlining the fact that Io is the most volcanically active place in our ...
Astronomy

Juno photographs billowing volcanic plumes on Io

NASA's Juno mission obtained a visible-light image of two possible volcanic plumes on Jupiter's moon Io during a February 3rd flyby, at a closest approach of 930 miles (1,500 km). This was Juno's ...
Yahoo

Jupiter moon of Io is famed for its volcanoes. NASA just spotted the most powerful one yet

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 to ...
BGR

NASA Probe Spots Twin Volcanic Plumes On Io

NASA's Juno spacecraft has completed yet another flyby of Io, Jupiter's highly volcanic moon. Coming eerily close to the moon, the small spacecraft was able to capture images of twin volcanic plumes ...
Yahoo

Jupiter's 'tormented moon' Io just unleashed the most powerful volcanic event ever seen

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Io is the most volcanic world in the solar system, with around 400 volcanoes. Its extreme ...
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Fresh Volcanic Eruption Captured on Io by NASA's Juno Mission

Jupiter’s moon, Io, is the most volcanically active planetary body in the entire solar system as it boasts hundreds of active volcanoes. This number continues to grow as recent study at the Europlanet ...
Gizmodo

Jupiter’s Moon Io Just Sprouted an Enormous New Volcano

Change can be scary. Luckily, nobody is particularly close to a very big change on Jupiter’s moon Io, where a massive new volcano has been spotted in a previously flat area. The volcano has multiple ...
SpaceNews

Underground Magma Ocean Could Explain Io’s Misplaced Volcanoes

Tides flowing in a subsurface ocean of molten rock, or magma, could explain why Jupiter’s moon Io appears to have its volcanoes in the “wrong” place. New NASA research implies that oceans beneath the ...
IFLScience

Brand New Volcano Spotted On Jupiter’s Io – And It's A Big One

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...
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Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Io: Strange Shapes In A Sizzling World

The volcanoes on Jupiter’s moon Io are like exotic dishes: they’re hot, spicy, and have unfamiliar ingredients, according to new data from NASA’s Galileo spacecraft. Galileo’s near infrared mapping ...