Researchers from the Juno mission have finally solved a mystery that has puzzled scientists for over four decades.

Observations made of Jupiter’s moon Io during the Juno mission’s flybys helped astronomers confirm how and why Io became the most volcanic world in the solar system.

Jupiter's volcanic moon Io doesn't appear to have a subsurface ocean of magma, resolving some issues about how Io's volcanoes ...

NASA's recent flybys of Io, however, reveal that it likely doesn't contain a global magma ocean beneath its surface, as ...

Io does not have a shallow global magma ocean beneath its surface, counter to previous claims, suggests a paper published in ...

Io's volcanic activity explained without magma ocean evidence Tidal heating powers volcanic eruptions on Jupiter's moon ...

Hundreds of volcanoes and lava lakes on Jupiter’s moon Io are likely powered in the same way as Earth’s volcanoes.

If the planet has a liquid ocean underneath, its yellow crust caked in sulfur, it will be more squishable compared to a more ...

Scientists with NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter have discovered that the volcanoes on Jupiter's moon Io are each likely powered by their own chamber of roiling hot magma rather than an ocean of magma.

NASA's Juno spacecraft captures stunning images of Io's volcanic surface, revealing fresh lava flows and sulfur dioxide gas ...

Research conducted by scientists with NASA’s Juno mission has unveiled the mechanisms behind intense volcanic activity on Jupiter’s moon, Io. The findings suggest that the volcanoes on the moon are ...

The north polar region of Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io was captured by NASA’s Juno during the spacecraft’s 57th close pass of the gas giant on Dec. 30, 2023. Data from recent flybys is helping ...