Remember that your clenched fist, held at arm's length measures roughly 10 degrees. So, Jupiter and the moon will appear to be separated by a little less than half a fist. The slender sliver of ...
New research is revealing the secrets of Io, the mysterious volcanic moon of Jupiter. Four centuries after Galileo discovered Io in 1610, NASA sent a spacecraft called Juno on a five-year mission ...
Jupiter’s moon Io has been continuously remodelled by volcanic eruptions for billions of years, possibly since it first formed. Io is the most volcanically active body in the solar system ...
one of Jupiter’s moons and the most volcanically active world in our solar system, have revealed a lava lake and a towering feature called “Steeple Mountain” on the moon’s alien surface.
In 2031, it should be in orbit around Jupiter and Europa, where it will begin a detailed study of the moon scientists believe is covered in frozen water. "We have instruments like cameras ...
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 ...
Not least tiny Mercury, which very few people ever see, making a close approach to Jupiter and Saturn, then to a slim crescent Moon after sunset. Mercury and Jupiter in conjunction, with Saturn ...