Nasa reveals why Jupiter's moon Io is the most volcanic place in Solar System
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Nasa reveals why Jupiter's moon Io is the most volcanic place in Solar System

India Today  

A groundbreaking study has unveiled new insights into the volcanic activity of Jupiter's moon Io, confirming it as the most volcanically active body in the solar system. Researchers from Nasa’s Juno mission have discovered that the moon's volcanoes are likely powered by individual chambers of magma rather than a single ocean of magma beneath its surface. During these encounters, Juno collected high-precision Doppler data to measure Io's gravity and assess the effects of tidal flexing—an energy-generating phenomenon caused by Jupiter’s gravitational pull on Io as it orbits the gas giant. Lead author Ryan Park noted that Juno’s results prompt a re-evaluation of how tidal forces influence volcanic activity across the solar system.

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NASA mission solves volcanic mystery of Jupiter’s ‘tortured moon’ Io
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NASA mission solves volcanic mystery of Jupiter’s ‘tortured moon’ Io

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. But the moon’s wild volcanic activity wasn’t detected until Voyager 1 flew by Jupiter and its moons in 1979, revealing Io’s dynamic surface that resembled a pepperoni pizza, Bolton said. We knew data from Juno’s two very close flybys could give us some insights on how this tortured moon actually worked.” This …

Juno Mission sheds light on Jupiter's volcanic moon Io
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Juno Mission sheds light on Jupiter's volcanic moon Io

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NASA's Juno mission has made an exciting discovery about Io, one of Jupiter’s moons known for its incredible volcanic activity. Researchers have found that Io’s volcanoes are not connected to a huge underground sea of molten rock, as previously thought. In 2023 and 2024, Juno spacecraft flew close to Io and collected important information about the moon’s gravitational field. One …

Confirmed! Moon's far side once used to vibrate with erupting volcanoes
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Confirmed! Moon's far side once used to vibrate with erupting volcanoes

India Today  

New research has confirmed that volcanoes were erupting on the mysterious far side of the moon billions of years ago, mirroring the volcanic activity on the side visible from Earth. This groundbreaking discovery comes from the analysis of lunar soil samples brought back by China's Chang'e-6 mission, the first to return with rocks and dirt from the little-explored far side …

Space volcanoes erupted on dark side of moon for over a billion years
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Space volcanoes erupted on dark side of moon for over a billion years

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Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. US and Chinese researchers have discovered that supervolcanoes erupted billions of years ago on the …

Volcanoes were erupting on the mysterious far side of the moon billions of years ago
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Volcanoes were erupting on the mysterious far side of the moon billions of years ago

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Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Volcanoes were erupting on the mysterious far side of the moon billions of …

A sharp mountain and a lava lake: Jupiter's moon hides mega features
8 months ago

A sharp mountain and a lava lake: Jupiter's moon hides mega features

India Today  

Juno mission, one of Nasa's highly successful spacecraft, has revealed mysterious features on the surface of Jupiter's moon Io. Scientists have for the first time transformed data collected during recent flybys of Io into animations that highlight two of the Jovian moon’s most dramatic features: a mountain and a glass-smooth lake of cooling lava. WATCH SHARP MOUNTAIN RISES ON JUPITER'S …

Sharpest picture of Jupiter's moon Io shows tall mountains, bubbling lava lakes
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Sharpest picture of Jupiter's moon Io shows tall mountains, bubbling lava lakes

India Today  

Nasa's Juno spacecraft has executed the closest flybys of Jupiter's moon Io in over two decades to send the sharpest image of the most volcanic place in Solar System. On December 30th, 2023, Juno made a daring approach to within 1,500 kilometers of Io's tumultuous surface, capturing unprecedented high-resolution images of the most volcanic body. The JunoCam instrument aboard the …

Nasa's Juno captures two volcanic plumes rising above Jupiter's moon Io
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Nasa's Juno captures two volcanic plumes rising above Jupiter's moon Io

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Nasa's Juno spacecraft has once again soared past Jupiter's moon Io, capturing unprecedented data that could unlock the secrets of its volcanic landscape. The mission's team is particularly intrigued by the observation of two volcanic plumes rising from Io's surface during the flyby. They hope to determine whether Io harbors a global magma ocean beneath its crust and to understand …

Io, most volcanic place in solar system, looks haunting in closest ever pictures
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Io, most volcanic place in solar system, looks haunting in closest ever pictures

India Today  

Nasa's Juno Spacecraft Reveals Fiery Details of Io, Jupiter's Volcanic Moon Nasa's Juno spacecraft has captured the most detailed images yet of Io, Jupiter's innermost Galilean moon and the most volcanically active place in our solar system. Io's ceaseless volcanic eruptions are driven by the powerful gravitational forces exerted by Jupiter, coupled with the dynamic interactions with its neighbouring moons. …

NASA shares never-before-seen images of Jupiter's lava-covered moon, Io
1 year, 2 months ago

NASA shares never-before-seen images of Jupiter's lava-covered moon, Io

ABC  

NASA has released detailed images of Io, one of about 90 moons revolving around Jupiter, using the space agency's Juno probe. Images taken with NASA's Juno probe show Io in the bottom left and Jupiter in the top right of the image. Never-before-seen feature discovered in Jupiter's atmosphere NASA has been particularly interested in the biggest planet in our solar …

Earth-like planet covered with erupting volcanoes discovered
1 year, 7 months ago

Earth-like planet covered with erupting volcanoes discovered

India Today  

While Jupiter's moon Io remains the most volcanically active celestial object in our solar system, a newly discovered planet is giving it a tough challenge. The Earth-like planet is the first such world to be discovered outside the solar system that offers some of the best evidence to date of volcanism outside the Solar System. The planet orbits a small …

The most volcanic world in the solar system is about to be visited by a NASA spacecraft
2 years ago

The most volcanic world in the solar system is about to be visited by a NASA spacecraft

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. “Juno sensors are designed to study Jupiter, but we’ve been thrilled at how well they can perform double duty by observing Jupiter’s moons.” The spacecraft recently captured a new image of Jupiter’s northernmost cyclone on September 29. NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSSImage The Juno spacecraft has been orbiting Jupiter since 2016 to uncover details more about …

Recent Radio Images Show How Volcanic Activity Looks Like On Jupiter's Moon
4 years, 2 months ago

Recent Radio Images Show How Volcanic Activity Looks Like On Jupiter's Moon

News 18  

Radio images captured by Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array have provided scientists for the first time with the direct effect of volcanic activity on the atmosphere of Jupiter’s moon Io. Earlier research has shown that Io’s atmosphere mostly consists of sulphur dioxide gas which is ultimately sourced from volcanic activity. StatiaLuszcz-Cook from Columbia University, New York, explained that when Jupiter’s moon …

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