NASA's Juno mission will come closer to Jupiter's moon Io than any spacecraft has in around 20 years on Saturday (Dec. 30). The flyby will bring Juno to around 930 miles (1,500 kilometers) of Io ...

Much of this data was collected during Juno’s most recent flyby of Io on April 9, when it came within 3 and 4.3 miles (5 and 7 kilometers).

On December 30, 2023, NASA's Juno deep space probe made the closest flyby of Jupiter's moon Io in over two decades. The robotic spacecraft passed within 930 miles (1,500 km) of the volcanic ...

Dec. 28 (UPI) --NASA's Juno spacecraft is preparing for a close flyby of Jupiter's moon Io, which scientists hope will lend insight into the structure of the volcanically active moon. Juno is ...

Juno completed its closest flyby of Io on December 30, bringing 2023 to a close with exceptionally interesting data and breathtaking images. Juno images of Europa have also helped us learn more ...

Following the third and most recent flyby, Juno will use a more-distant flyby of Io on March 3 to look at the hot spot again and search for changes in the landscape.

NASA has released a high-resolution image taken by the Juno deep space probe during its close encounter with Jupiter's moon Io on December 30, 2023. The image of the volcanic satellite not only ...

There was another Io flyby in 2022, but the spacecraft's closest approach was 64,000 km (40,000 miles). On Dec 30, Juno zipped over the surface at an altitude of just 1,500 km (930 miles).

Juno will be making another flyby to Io in February of this year, allowing researchers to get another close look at the moon. That’s exciting because scientists know that there are over 400 ...

The data from Juno's flyby of Io has not yet been processed by NASA, but researchers said they were looking for more information on those volcanoes. Some photos from the flyby were posted online.

In May, Juno flew less than 22,000 miles (35,000 kilometers) from Io, followed by the closer flyby on July 30. The spacecraft will see Io again in October before setting up for what Juno's lead ...

Enjoy it—these might be the last up-close images of Io we get for a long time. The Juno team says the latest flyby took place exactly as planned on Feb. 3, offering another glimpse of the moon's ...