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NASA’s Juno mission solves Io's 44-year-old volcano mystery
As the innermost of Jupiter’s Galilean moons, Io offers a glimpse into some of the most extreme geologic phenomena in the solar system. Roughly the size of Earth’s Moon, Io’s surface is ...
Sampling the plumes of Jupiter's volcano moon, Io
What can a sample return mission from Jupiter's volcanic moon, Io, teach scientists about planetary and satellite (moon) ...
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The Sky This Week from March 21 to 28: Galilean moon action
Sunrise: 6:55 A.M. Sunset: 9:18 P.M. Moonrise: 5:01 A.M. Moonset: 2:55 P.M. We're back at Jupiter in Taurus this evening to watch the innermost Galilean moon, Io, now transit the disk alongside its ...
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Scientists identify unexpected variations in electrons connecting Jupiter with its moon Io
In the 1990s, NASA's Galileo mission discovered the presence ... suggesting that their interaction with Io might also vary across the moon. Juno's extended mission includes explorations of some ...
Astronomers stunned to find Saturn has 128 more moons in rare discovery
Earlier this week, Saturn gained a whopping 128 new official moons, as the International Astronomical Union recognised ...
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The Sky This Week from March 21 to 28: Galilean moon action
Sunrise: 6:55 A.M. Sunset: 9:18 P.M. Moonrise: 5:01 A.M. Moonset: 2:55 P.M. We’re back at Jupiter in Taurus this evening to watch the innermost Galilean moon, Io, now transit the disk alongside ...