In March and April 2025, internet users shared a striking image that they claimed showed "Steeple Mountain," a massive point ...
What can a sample return mission from Jupiter's volcanic moon, Io, teach scientists about planetary and satellite (moon) ...
Io is an incredibly active and extreme place, with glistening lava lakes and volcanic eruptions shooting sulfur and magma to huge heights.
The one member of our Solar System that surpasses Earth in volcanic vitality is Io, Jupiter’s innermost moon. Containing around 400 powerful volcanoes, Io is influenced by Jupiter’s gravitational pull ...
Using data collected by NASA's Juno spacecraft as it flew past Jupiter's highly volcanic moon Io in late 2023 and again in early 2024, a Southwest Research Institute-led team identified electrons ...
Astronomers have discovered a panoply of new moons orbiting Saturn, bringing the ringed gas giant's total up to 274 moons—far ...
A massive solar windstorm in 2017 compressed Jupiter's magnetosphere "like a giant squash ball," a new study reports.
Witness celestial beauty! NASA's stunning images of the Moon, Jupiter, and Mars showcase our solar system's breathtaking ...
With a whopping total of 274 moons, researchers say Saturn’s tug of war with Jupiter for the title is settled once and for all.