China’s Chang’e-6 mission has made lunar history by retrieving the first-ever samples from the Moon’s mysterious farside, ...

The Echoes of a Proud Nation Powwow is taking place this weekend in Kahnawake, bringing together dancers, drummers, singers, artisans and guests from across Indigenous nations and communities. Now in ...

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

Io, one of the most fascinating moons in our solar system, continues to mystify scientists with its intense volcanic activity and bizarre behavior. This moon, known for its towering volcanoes, ...

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The hellish surface of a moon of Jupiter known as Io is riddled with hundreds of lava-spewing volcanoes that make the world one of chaos and violence. The brutal conditions also make Io intriguing ...

Extreme volcanism Io's intense volcanic activity is the result of "tidal flexing," where the moon is continuously being squeezed and released like a stress ball by Jupiter's crushing gravity.

NASA's Juno spacecraft has spotted the most powerful volcanic eruption ever seen on the solar system's most volcanic body, the Jovian moon Io.

This animated tour of Jupiter’s fiery moon Io, based on data collected by NASA’s Juno mission, shows volcanic plumes, a view of lava on the surface, and the moon’s internal structure. Credit: NASA/JPL ...

Scientists say Earth's Moon went through a period when it was a lot like Io, a moon of Jupiter that's full of volcanic activity.

A new study counters previous theories that Jupiter's hellish moon, Io, has an ocean of lava inside powering its volcanic surface.