How big can volcanic eruptions get on Jupiter’s moon, Io? This is what a recent study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets hopes to address as an international team of scientists ...

NASA has recorded the most powerful volcanic eruption outside of Earth on Io, one of Jupiter’s moons. On December 27, 2022, Juno, NASA’s spacecraft, witnessed numerous active volcanoes erupting ...

Trapped in a gravitational push and pull between Jupiter and other Jovian moons, Io is constantly being stretched and compressed. Heat generated by these contortions has melted pockets of the moon's ...

When you think of volcanoes, you might think of Hawaii or Italy... but how about orbiting Jupiter? Dan Smith shows how we ...