Close flybys of Io, one of Jupiter’s moons and the most volcanically active world in our solar system, have revealed a lava lake and a towering feature called “Steeple Mountain” on the moon ...
NASA's Juno spacecraft shares a breathtaking video of Io's mirror-like volcanic lake, Loki Patera, revealing its vast expanse and intricate details. These observations, made during close flybys in ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — Astronomers have discovered methane emission on a brown dwarf, an unexpected finding for such a cold and isolated world. The findings suggest that this brown dwarf might generate ...
"There's much more water than we thought 20 or 30 years ago, and it's really interesting to use this technique to try to understand where the water could be." The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE ...
Ganymede’s shadow on Jupiter. Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSSImage processing by Thomas Thomopoulos © CC BY (main image)Image processing by Brian Swift © CC BY ...