What type of lander could touch down on Jupiter's volcanic moon, Io? This is what a recent paper presented at the AIAA 2025 Regional Student Conference hopes to address as a team of student engineers ...

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 ...

A NASA spacecraft is set to swing past one of Jupiter’s moons Thursday, giving astronomers a close-up view of one of the most volcanic spots in the solar system. The Juno probe, which has been ...

NASA's Juno spacecraft has made a second flyby of Jupiter's moon Io, capturing the solar system's most volcanic body in stunning detail. The spacecraft also allowed operators to glimpse a side of Io ...

NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory-Caltech/Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)/Malin Space Science Systems (MSSS); Image processing: Emma Wälimäki © CC ...

A NASA spacecraft made its closest-ever approach to Jupiter's moon Io, coming within 930 miles of the "surface of the most volcanic world," and the space agency released new images of the flyby. The ...

Supervolcanic 'hell' caldera in Japan is home to 17 different volcanoes Scientists scan famous 'Earthrise' crater on mission to find alien life in our solar system The world's first view of Earth from ...

ESA's Mars Express orbiter captured footage of the Mars' moon Deimos pass in front of Ganymede, Europa, Jupiter, Io and ...

Jupiter's magnetic field is enormous, which is fitting for the King of the Planets. It is far stronger and larger than Earth's, and, not surprisingly, far more complex. Still, some parts of it are ...

NASA’s Juno mission captured Jupiter’s moon Io on December 30 during its closest flyby. Image: NASA/Image processed by Kevin M. Gill The mutilated surface of Jupiter’s moon Io was revealed in great ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Jupiter ...

image: As the Cassini spacecraft gets closer to Jupiter, details heretofore not noticed are becoming obvious. The Great Red Spot, which only a week or two earlier appeared to lack features, is now ...