Juno has shown that the volcano is still going, spewing a plume of gas and dust high above the night side of Io. Fresh from Jupiter, we have new views of its active moon Io, thanks to the # ...

An image of Io taken by Juno on Dec. 30. NASA / SwRI / MSSS The spacecraft will fly past Io again on February 3, coming again within 930 miles of the moon's surface. After that, NASA says the ...

Juno is scheduled for a second close flyby of Io on February 3, in which the spacecraft will come within a distance of 930 miles (1,500 kilometers) from the moon’s surface.

The Juno spacecraft ended 2023 with a close flyby of Jupiter’s moon Io, which could be 100 times more volcanic than Earth. By Laura Baisas Published Jan 2, 2024 11:00 AM EST Get the Popular ...

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 ...

The encounter was Juno's second with Io (pronounced EYE'-oh) after it first approached for a close-up view of the moon's rocky, fiery landscape on Dec. 30.

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 Saturday, Juno made the second closest flyby of Io, traveling at a distance of 930 miles (1,500 kilometers) away from the moon. During its rendezvous, the spacecraft got a clear view of Io’s ...

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 ...

After its launch in 2011, the Juno probe arrived at the Jovian system in 2016 and has since been investigating Jupiter and its moons. The day after Sunday's close fly-by of Io will be an important ...

This JunoCam image of the Jovian moon Io was collected during Juno’s flyby of the moon March 1, 2023. At the time of closest approach, Juno was about 32,000 miles (51,500 kilometers) away from Io.

Because Io is so close to its massive host planet, the moon is subjected to a tremendous gravitational pull as it orbits Jupiter once about every 42 hours, according to the Planetary Society.This ...