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Study: Jupiter’s Moon Io Has Been Volcanically Active for All of Its History

By News Staff April 24, 2024

Sulfur and chlorine isotopes in Io’s atmosphere indicate that it has been volcanically active for the entire 4.57 billion-year history of the Solar System. This global view of Io was…

New Research Sheds Light on Internal Structure of Dwarf Planet Eris

By Natali Anderson December 4, 2023

The trans-Neptunian dwarf planet Eris is tidally locked to its small moon Dysnomia. Recently obtained bounds on the mass of Dysnomia demonstrate that Eris must be unexpectedly dissipative (‘squishy’) for…

Trace Gas Detection Sheds New Light on Atmospheres of Jupiter and Its Volcanic Moon Io

By Natali Anderson December 28, 2022

Using data from NSF’s Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA), the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and NASA’s Juno spacecraft, two teams of astronomers have examined the distribution of…

Study: Jupiter’s Moon Io Has Been Volcanically Active for All of Its History

New Research Sheds Light on Internal Structure of Dwarf Planet Eris

Trace Gas Detection Sheds New Light on Atmospheres of Jupiter and Its Volcanic Moon Io

Cassini Reveals Surface Properties of Titan’s Hydrocarbon Seas

Ancient Mars was Cool and Relatively Wet, New Study Suggests