Research into Jupiter’s moons shows Io and Europa did not evolve apart but formed with opposite compositions from the ...

While Io, the most volcanically active moon in the solar system, appears completely dry and devoid of water ice, its neighbor ...

How big can volcanic eruptions get on Jupiter’s moon, Io? This is what a recent study published in the Journal of Geophysical ...

A new study is skeptical that life could still be present on Jupiter's moon Europa, where a NASA spacecraft launched in Florida is bound.

A study has cast doubt on the idea that Jupiter's moon Europa, where NASA has sent a spacecraft, could have conditions to support contemporary life.

Jupiter’s volcanic moon has always felt like a place that tests your sense of what a world can be. Its surface glows with hundreds of active hot spots. Its mountains rise higher than Everest. Its lava ...

The next full moon of the summer will be here before we know it as the Sturgeon Moon will be visible on August 9. If you’re looking to view this full moon at its apex, it will reach its peak ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Scott Bolton’s first encounter with Io took place in the summer of 1980, right after he graduated from college and started a job at NASA ...

The moon spent a few million years as a volcanic wasteland, covered with ongoing eruptions that spewed from mountains and even from the ground itself. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

Discovered by Galileo in 1610, Io has since become one of the most fascinating objects in planetary science. Orbiting just 350,000 km above Jupiter, Io experiences gravitational forces 300% stronger ...