Or perhaps more likely, look at under a microscope. The latest candidate for hosting nearby life is Jupiter’s moon, Io. Let’s take a look at what makes Io special, and what we might hope to ...

The number of electrons in these beams are largest at the boundaries of the wing and weaker inside, suggesting that their ...

Io, which is Jupiter's third-largest moon, features large mountains and ... of its other moons causing intense internal friction deep inside Io's interior. Its surface is composed mainly of ...

An curved arrow pointing right. The surface of Io, one of Jupiter's many moons, is an especially hostile environment – even for space. Scientists recently observed its atmosphere completely ...

In March and April 2025, internet users shared a striking image that they claimed showed "Steeple Mountain," a massive point of interest on Jupiter's moon Io. NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory ...

Scientists announced earlier this week that they have discovered water inside tiny beads of glass scattered across the moon, suggesting that one day it could be extracted and used by the ...

Two very close recent flybys of Io by the Juno spacecraft have revealed more detail about the most volcanic world in the solar system - Jupiter's mysterious moon, Io. Nasa has released a new ...