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An illustration shows NASA's Juno spacecraft as it makes a flyby of the Jovian moon Io.

NASA's Juno spacecraft will get its closest look yet at Jupiter's moon Io on Dec. 30

By Robert Lea published

NASA's Juno spacecraft will come closer to Jupiter's moon Io on Dec. 30 than any spacecraft has in 20 years, getting a good look at the solar system's most volcanic body.

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An artist's depiction of the JUICE spacecraft traveling through the Jupiter system.

Europe's JUICE probe will be 1st to use gravity of Earth and moon to slingshot to Jupiter

By Stefanie Waldek published

The spacecraft recently burned 10 percent of its total fuel in a single 43-minute maneuver as preparation for the double gravity assist.

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a map of a grey moon dotted with red dots indicating volcanoes

Jupiter's moon Io is covered in active volcanoes. Now we have the 1st map of them

By Charles Q. Choi published

Jupiter's moon Io, the most volcanically active world in the solar system, may possess a global ocean of magma underneath its surface, as well as mysteriously warm poles, a new study finds.

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Half of Jupiter is seen rising like an orb from image bottom from the Juno spacecraft Sep. 7, with intricate stripes of different colored gasses striping the atmosphere

Jupiter's winds whip around in 'cylindrical' form, NASA's Juno probe discovers

By Robert Lea published

NASA's Juno spacecraft has found that Jupiter's winds whip around the planet's turbulent atmosphere cylindrically.

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a mottled grey and white moon can be seen against the blackness of space

Jupiter's volcanic moon Io looks stunning in new Juno probe photos

By Samantha Mathewson published

NASA's Juno spacecraft photographed Jupiter's moon Io during an Oct. 15 flyby, showing its tortured, volcanically-active surface.

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Jupiter is seen on the right side with Io on the left. In the background, the darkness of space.

NASA's Juno mission captures stunning view of Jupiter with its volcanic moon, Io (photo)

By Samantha Mathewson published

NASA’s Juno spacecraft snapped a new view of Jupiter and its volcanic moon, Io, on July 30, revealing striking characteristics of the duo.

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artist's illustration jupiter great red spot close up showing swirls of rusty red and orange in an oval shape.

Jupiter's Great Red Spot: Everything you need to know

By Rebecca Sohn last updated

Reference Jupiter's Great Red Spot is the largest storm in the solar system and has been raging for hundreds of years. We explore the phenomenon in more detail here.

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An image of Jupiter in space.

Amateur astronomers spot new impact on Jupiter

By Andrew Jones published

A flash of light on our solar system's gas giant has alerted space enthusiasts of an intriguing impact

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Artist's illustration of Juno and Jupiter.

NASA's Juno probe finds giant swirling waves in Jupiter's magnetosphere

By Samantha Mathewson published

Data from NASA's Juno mission shows that the spacecraft routinely encounters giant swirling waves, or vortices, at the boundary between the planet's magnetic field and the solar wind.

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a green dot of lightning flashes in the swirling clouds of jupiter's thick atmosphere

Alien green flash: Lightning crackles in vortex near Jupiter's north pole (photo)

By Mike Wall published

NASA's Juno spacecraft snapped a photo of a lightning strike high in the swirling clouds near Jupiter's north pole.

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