Jupiter’s volcanic moon has always felt like a place that tests your sense of what a world can be. Its surface glows with ...

Jupiter’s volcanic moon, Io, is exhibiting geothermal activity far beyond what scientists had anticipated, with heat levels ...

Io isn’t just another moon, it’s the most volcanically active body in the entire solar system. Orbiting Jupiter, Io is constantly stretched and squeezed by powerful gravitational forces, creating ...

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 ...

The James Webb Space Telescope was built with a flaw, and because it's a million miles away, we can't repair it, but we can ...

This global view of Jupiter's moon, Io, was obtained during the tenth orbit of Jupiter by NASA's Galileo spacecraft. Io, ...

Cutting-edge simulations show that Enceladus’ plumes are losing 20–40% less mass than earlier estimates suggested. The new ...

From Cassini’s awe-inspiring flybys to cutting-edge simulations, scientists are decoding the secrets of Enceladus’s geysers.

THE comparison between water and lava might seem absurd at first glance, as one is essential for life while the other is a ...

On Nov. 13, 2015, a series of coordinated terrorist attacks across the French capital of Paris claimed the lives of 130 ...