The tour of the solar system ends with the only current eruptions outside Earth: the spectacular volcanoes of Io - Jupiter's fiery moon. This highly readable 2005 book, illustrated with the most ...

On Oct. 14, 2024, NASA launched a robotic spacecraft named Europa Clipper to Jupiter’s moons. Clipper will reach the ...

Giant vortices at Jupiter's poles, which shouldn't exist there, surprised scientists. The mystery has finally been solved ...

Magnetic vortices twisting down from Jupiter's ionosphere into its deep atmosphere cause giant, ultraviolet-absorbing polar ...

Giant vortices at Jupiter's poles, which were previously thought not to exist, have surprised scientists. Thanks to the ...

The spacecraft, Juno, initially touched down to research about Jupiter and its moons back in 2016. The spacecraft’s journey reached ... Juno’s principal investigator at the Southwest Research ...

Io, the closest of the four large moons to Jupiter, is the most fantastic. Because of tidal forces of Jupiter and the other moons the surface moves in and out by some 100 metres. This generates a lot ...

Here in our own Solar System, Jupiter’s moon Io boasts hundreds of volcanoes which constantly spew fire and gases into the vacuum of space surrounding the moon. The inner fire that fuels this ...

Related: Jupiter's mysterious moon Amalthea spied crossing the Great Red Spot (photo) Juno also snapped pictures of Jupiter's potato-shaped inner moon, named Amalthea. With a radius of only 52 ...

Europa Clipper prepares for Mars gravity assist en route to Jupiter. Instruments deployed and tested as mission advances toward Europa. Mission to explore Europa’s ocean, ice, and potential ...

NASA’s Juno captures Jupiter’s swirling storms in vivid detail. New images offer a rare look at Jupiter's moon Amalthea. Citizen scientists enhance Juno’s raw data for stunning views.

New research confirms volcanoes were erupting on the far side of the moon billions of years ago NEW YORK -- Volcanoes were erupting on the mysterious far side of the moon billions of years ago ...