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Io, one of Jupiter’s Jovian moons, is the most volcanic place in our entire Solar System. Over the last few years NASA’s Juno ...
Juno spacecraft data suggest an extreme compression of the planet’s magnetosphere in December 2022, caused by the solar wind, ...
Using the thermal equivalent of giving it a sharp whack, NASA repaired the camera of its Jupiter-orbiting Juno probe from 370 ...
Jupiter, the giant of our Solar System, remains one of the most fascinating and mysterious planets to explore. With its immense size and powerful gravity, Jupiter holds many secrets about the ...
Juno was originally set for a fiery death in Jupiter's atmosphere in 2021, but NASA extended its mission through September 2025 so it could observe Ganymede, Io, and Europa more closely.
Plasma waves are a critical element to understanding the many mysteries of the gas giant’s turbulent, magnetically powerful atmosphere, the researchers say.
The spacecraft, Juno, has been circling Jupiter since 2016. Since then, it has orbited the planet to learn more about the gas giant and its moons, NASA said.
Juno has also recently been imaging Jupiter’s innermost moo, Io. This world is, the most volcanic in the solar system, with eruptions orders of magnitude bigger than anything similar on Earth.
Jupiter's moon Io is one of Jupiter’s several moons. This image was taken on December 30, 2023 during the Juno spacecraft’s flyby of this volcanic Jupiterian moon.
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 # ...
During its 51st orbit of Jupiter on Tuesday, May 16, NASA's Juno spacecraft imaged Io, the most volcanic body in the solar system from just 22,060 miles—the closest yet.
Juno is going there as our emissary — to interpret what Jupiter has to say." The Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Canada Flintridge, Calif., is managing the $1.1 billion mission.