NASA Finds Signs of an Io-Like Volcanic Exomoon Just 635 Light-Years Away
The existence of a moon located outside our solar system has never been confirmed but a new NASA-led study may provide ...
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Hints of volcanic moon around alien planet may be 1st-of-its-kind discovery (video)
"Detecting an exomoon would be quite extraordinary, and because of Io, we know that a volcanic exomoon is possible." ...
NASA thinks it found a moon light-years away spewing gas
But a new NASA study may have found a clue that one is orbiting a planet some 635 light-years from Earth. The inference comes ...
Polar Volcanoes on Jupiter’s Fiery Moon Io Unlock Mysteries of Tidal Heating
Researchers at Cornell University have leveraged the intense volcanic activity on Jupiter's moon Io to advance our ...
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This distant planet may host volcanic moon similar to Jupiter’s Io
New research from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory suggests there may be a volcanic moon orbiting a planet 635 light-years ...
Distant Planet May Harbor Volcanic Moon Like Io
This artist's concept depicts a potential volcanic moon between the exoplanet WASP-49 b, left, and its parent star. New ...
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A new giant volcano is forming on Io, Jupiter's moon
Io, Jupiter's moon, continues to reveal itself. The latest images transmitted by the Juno spacecraft offer an unprecedented view of its tumultuous surface. The Juno mission made a surprising discovery ...
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Volcanoes may help reveal interior heat on Jupiter moon
"It provides the warmth necessary to form and sustain subsurface oceans in the moons around giant planets like Jupiter and Saturn." "Studying the inhospitable landscape of Io's volcanoes actually ...
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NASA spacecraft snaps photo of huge volcano forming on distant world
The most volcanic world in our solar system has sprouted a new volcano. And its lava flows are enormous. Jupiter's molten moon Io has been surveyed by a number of passing spacecraft, allowing ...