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The north polar region of Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io was captured by NASA’s Juno during the spacecraft’s 57th close pass of the gas giant on Dec. 30, 2023.
A NASA spacecraft made its closest-ever approach to Jupiter's moon Io, coming within 930 miles of the "surface of the most volcanic world," and the space agency released new images of the flyby.
NASA orbiter spots most active volcano yet on Io The third and latest flyby, which took place on Dec. 27, 2024, brought the Juno spacecraft within about 46,200 miles of the moon.
In our favorite space image of the week, NASA's Juno spacecraft got an unprecedented look at Jupiter's volcanic moon Io from just 930 miles away. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...
NASA's Juno spacecraft will come closer to Jupiter's moon Io on Dec. 30 than any spacecraft has in 20 years, getting a good look at the solar system's most volcanic body.
NASA's Juno spacecraft flew by Jupiter's moon Io, a world teeming with volcanoes, and captured close-up images of the geologically fascinating moon. At just 13,700 miles away, it was Juno's ...
NASA's Juno spacecraft recently swooped just 930 miles (1,500 kilometers) from Jupiter's volcanic moon Io. The space agency's probe beamed back incredible footage, scientists say.
On Dec. 30, 2023, NASA's Juno spacecraft came closer to the volcanic moon Io than any other mission has in 20 years. In the process, Juno was able to grab some incredible images.
NASA scientists said this week that they would continue to focus on Io, Jupiter's volcano-laced moon, with multiple close flybys of their Juno spacecraft.
Flybys of Jupiter’s fiery moon Io, carried out by NASA’s Juno spacecraft, are helping to solve the enduring mystery of why the small moon is the most volcanically active body in our solar system.
NASA image of Io, Jupiter's third-largest moon. Io is the most volcanically active body in our solar system, as a result of gravitational squeezing from the planet.