Io, one of Jupiter's largest moons, is indeed a unique object in the solar system. In addition to being the most volcanically-active, it is also the only known celestial body that does not have impact craters. A new study demonstrates that the two are connected.
In other words, this moon features no visible sc... |
20 March 2012
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The Jovian moon Io is one of the most promising candidates for supporting life in the solar system. Other celestial bodies, such as Jupiter's Europa and the Saturnine moons Enceladus and Titan, are also good candidates, but only Io could potentially support extreme lifeforms.
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28 December 2011
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This impressive montage of Jupiter and its moon Io first appeared on the cover of the Science magazine on its October 12, 2007, issue. It was made up of images collected by the NASA New Horizons space probe, which is currently on its way to Pluto. It will reach its destination in early 2015.
The spacecraft carried o... |
16 November 2011
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The crust covering the Jovian moon Io may also be keeping a vast ocean of magma buried just beneath the surface from spilling out. According to the conclusions of the latest study conducted on this object, it would appear that the underground layer of molten rock spreads all over the moon. This may provide an explana... |
13 May 2011
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Astronomers consider the volcanic Jovian moon Io to be one of the prime candidates for the existence of life in the solar system, in places other than Earth. Experts believe that the environment on the small celestial body is similar to that of our planet, in its distant past. Io is widely considered to be the most v... |
4 April 2011
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Over the years, astronomers have identified a number of celestial bodies in our solar system that may be suitable candidates for holding some forms of life. Jupiter's moon Europe is the clearest example, with the Saturnine moons Titan and Enceladus threading close by. But a new contestant is currently making its... |
11 June 2010
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Jupiter's peculiar auroras have been a subject of fascination for astronomers for a long time, mostly because they change their patterns and brightness very quickly, much more so than their counterparts on Earth, for example. A thorough study of the events in the planet's magnetic lines, which dictate the s... |
17 September 2009
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We have recently written about an event that nearly extinguished all life on Earth some 250 million years ago. It had to do with the most massive superplume ever that originated in the near-core region of the Earth and slowly reached towards the surface during millions of years, culminating with three large volcanic ... |
15 December 2008
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The newly discovered glowing feature in Jupiter's atmosphere seems to be produced by a stream of electrically charged particles rushing from the planet's small volcanic moon Io, much in the same way the solar wind determines the appearance of aurora borealis on Earth in the polar region of the planet. Accor... |
18 March 2008
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Io is one of the 63 confirmed satellites of the gas giant Jupiter and the fourth largest moon in the Solar System. Although it is just 100 km larger in radius than Earth's Moon, astronomers found it to be the most active place for volcanic activity ever detected in the Universe.With over 400 active volcanic sit... |
23 July 2007
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As Microsoft is known to have an increasing interest in helping companies become People-Ready with the help of the IT, PressPass discussed with some experts about it and explored topics like standardization, IO (Infrastructure Optimization) and Microsoft`s licensing structure. The interviewed experts were Joe Matz, v... |
26 May 2007
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NASA's New Horizons space probe is on its way to the last planet (actually the former last planet, as it was "degraded" to the rank of "trans-neptunian object" this year), Pluto. But on its way it took some very beautiful snapshots of Jupiter's system.In fact, the gas giant is so complex that it looks lik... |
2 May 2007
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