Or perhaps more likely, look at under a microscope. The latest candidate for hosting nearby life is Jupiter’s moon, Io. Let’s take a look at what makes Io special, and what we might hope to ...
About the same diameter as Earth’s moon, the innermost of Jupiter’s four giant moons is covered in volcanoes, some emitting sulfurous plumes hundreds of miles into space. It’s been imaged by ...
Jupiter's moon Io is the most volcanically active body in our Solar System, with around 400 volcanoes and extensive lava flows spread across its surface – but contrary to what scientists thought, a ...
NASA's Juno mission revealed that Jupiter's moon, Io, the most volcanic body in our solar system, doesn't possess a global magma ocean. Instead, separate magma chambers fuel its over 400 active ...
Jupiter is near Aldebaran, the star that makes up the eye of the bull in the constellation Taurus. | Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech The moon will pass closely by Jupiter this evening (Jan. 10), meeting ...
NASA’s Europa Clipper craft was launched aboard a SpaceX rocket, aiming to conduct its first mission to study Jupiter’s icy ocean moon Europa. Photo: John Raoux/AP ...
The European Space Agency launched its Juice mission to explore the potential for life on Jupiter’s moons. WSJ’s Aylin Woodward explains what will happen on the eight-year journey and what ...