In March and April 2025, internet users shared a striking image that they claimed showed "Steeple Mountain," a massive point of interest on Jupiter's moon Io. For example, one X u ...

Recent flybys of the fiery world refute a leading theory of its inner structure — and reveal how little is understood about ...

The latest candidate for hosting nearby life is Jupiter’s moon ... scorched surface of the distant Pizza Moon. Featured image: “Full Disk Views of Io” by NASA.

Thanks to the Juno probe mission, a mystery about Jupiter's moon Io that ... volcanic plumes on Io were detected in 1979 by NASA scientist Linda Morabito, who was analyzing images from the Voyager ...

But when compared to its parent planet, Jupiter, this spritely moon looks miniscule and harmless. The image of Io that John Brady used to make the comparison picture up top, is a true-color image ...

The moon, discovered by Barnard, orbits Jupiter within the orbit of Io and was named Amalthea after the nymph who, according to Greek mythology, fed Zeus with goat's milk in his childhood. Images ...

NASA has revealed groundbreaking new information about Jupiter's moon ... on Io was first discovered in 1979 by NASA scientist Linda Morabito, who noticed volcanic plumes while analyzing images ...

Scientists on NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter have unveiled captivating aerial views of Jupiter's moon Io ... described Io as "littered with volcanoes," with Juno capturing images of volcanic ...