NASA spacecraft spots hot lava on distant world Io

NASA's Juno spacecraft has made several close swoops by Jupiter's volcanic moon Io, and it's beamed back stunning views of this distant volcanic land.

The recent flybys in late 2023 and early 2024 have provided planetary scientists deeper insight into this tortured moon's volcanic workings. NASA has now released new images from this volcano land, captured by Juno's highly sensitive camera called the Stellar Reference Unit, showing hot lava and fresh lava flows.

"During the #JunoMission's close flybys of Io...