The existence of a moon located outside our solar system has never been confirmed but a new NASA-led study may provide ...

"Detecting an exomoon would be quite extraordinary, and because of Io, we know that a volcanic exomoon is possible." ...

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 ...

Researchers at Cornell University have leveraged the intense volcanic activity on Jupiter's moon Io to advance our ...

New research from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory suggests there may be a volcanic moon orbiting a planet 635 light-years ...

This artist's concept depicts a potential volcanic moon between the exoplanet WASP-49 b, left, and its parent star. New ...

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 ...

"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 ...

Join Professor Brian Cox on a journey to the Volcano Worlds of our solar system as he explores planets and moons bursting ...

Io's volcanoes, on the other hand, are driven by Jupiter's gravity, which squeezes the moon as it gets closer to the planet then reduces its "grip" as the moon moves away. This flexing heats the ...