"What makes the event even more extraordinary is that it did not involve a single volcano, but multiple active sources." ...
The volcanic hot spot is larger than Lake Superior, spewing eruptions six times the total energy of all of the world's power plants.
New images of Jupiter moon Io show massive volcanoes, a scarred landscape and lava flows. Jupiter has a total of 92 moons, and Io is slightly larger than Earth’s moon.
Research into Jupiter’s moons shows Io and Europa did not evolve apart but formed with opposite compositions from the beginning.
Mercury, Venus, and Saturn put on an early-evening display in the west, while Jupiter dominates the rest of the night.
While Io, the most volcanically active moon in the solar system, appears completely dry and devoid of water ice, its neighbor Europa is thought to harbor a vast global ocean of liquid water beneath ...
The moon greets Jupiter two days ahead of its full moon phase on Feb. 1.
There’s no mistaking Jupiter in the sky these Butler winter evenings, rising in the southeast as evening twilight ends. In ...
The simultaneous eruption of multiple volcanoes suggests a vast, interconnected network of magma exists beneath the surface, powered by the intense gravitational pull of Jupiter.
There’s no mistaking Jupiter in the sky these winter evenings, rising in the southeast as evening twilight ends. In fact, you should be able to easily see it long before twilight fades. Jupiter is ...
NASA's Juno mission has detected the most powerful volcanic eruption ever on Jupiter's moon, Io, revealing an interconnected magma reservoir system beneath its surface.