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![closeup of jupiter and its swirling clouds against the blackness of space](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nNshAX6qJznNz8Nn7GoD4e-320-80.jpg)
Jupiter's surreal clouds swirl in new van Gogh-esque view from NASA's Juno probe (photo)
By Samantha Mathewson published
Vivid clouds swirl across Jupiter's skies like colorful brushstrokes in a new photo from NASA's Juno spacecraft.
![A view of the top of Io, a slight haze protrudes from the surface in one isolated location.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Lya9sSYHQiquAvTpCGVTE7-320-80.png)
NASA's Juno probe reveals lava lakes across Jupiter's volcanic moon Io (image)
By Stefanie Waldek published
Infrared images showcase "fire-breathing" lakes all across the Jovian moon.
![(Right) Jupiter as seen by the JWST (Left) a close up of the Great Red Spot, the solar system's largest storm](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Wftswhonh4pTdhwL8pE7C8-320-80.png)
James Webb Space Telescope spies strange shapes above Jupiter's Great Red Spot (image)
By Robert Lea published
The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered strange structures in the atmosphere of Jupiter over the solar system's largest storm, the Great Red Spot, proving the planet is full of surprises.
![a section of swirling world of gases of tans and browns and off whites with a giant storm of blood orange swirling in the top left.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LJUxg5kw5FNGDzH5e5h4fj-320-80.jpg)
Is Jupiter's Great Red Spot an impostor? Giant storm may not be the original one discovered 350 years ago
By Stefanie Waldek published
Astronomer Giovanni Cassini observed Jupiter's 'Permanent Spot' in 1665, but new research suggests it's a different vortex from today's Great Red Spot.
![An image of blue swirlies on Jupiter.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/preQ78vkos4b9txJAKdpJ-320-80.jpg)
Jupiter's raging gas cyclones may actually mirror Earth's oceans. Here's how
By Stefanie Waldek published
Jupiter and Earth's oceans have more in common than you might think.
![An orb against a black background. The orb has some blue spots and red areas.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Zc4EGDgDN47WxXf6PDhzg5-320-80.jpg)
Intricate lava trails on Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io seen from Earth (image)
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Extremely high quality images of Jupiter's moon Io, taken by the SHARK-VIS camera on Earth, reveal a major resurfacing event.
![a partially shaded tan and brown planet scared with lines across its surface](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HxA2DH5kdUyWPudQP3Eatm-320-80.jpg)
NASA's Juno probe captures fascinating high-resolution images of Jupiter's icy moon Europa
By Keith Cooper published
During a close flyby of Europa, the Juno spacecraft was at an altitude of just 330 kilometers (220 miles) above the moon's surface. It caught some awesome images, too.
![the close-up of a gas giant is striped with tans, browns, and some faint orange. A white arrow points to a small dark dot, the shadow of a moon.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/k2o5JJFCSmmDAB2e7W3CeX-320-80.jpg)
Jupiter's mysterious moon Amalthea spied crossing the Great Red Spot (photo)
By Keith Cooper published
NASA's Juno spacecraft has spotted the elusive fifth moon of Jupiter transiting the giant planet's Great Red Spot, giving astronomers a rare view of this small but intriguing natural satellite.
![The JunoCam instrument on NASA’s Juno captured this view of Jupiter’s moon Io — with the first-ever image of its south polar region — during the spacecraft’s 60th flyby of Jupiter on April 9.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/B4584BseyzkpmhYgit7wkZ-320-80.jpg)
NASA's Juno probe captures amazing views of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io (video)
By Meredith Garofalo published
NASA's Juno probe continues to give us more insight into Jupiter and the giant planet's moons, including Io, the most volcanically active object in the solar system.
![A view of Io captured by the Galileo spacecraft.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HKng7LBhMJmci3okenfojH-320-80.jpg)
Jupiter's violent moon Io has been the solar system's most volcanic body for around 4.5 billion years
By Robert Lea published
Jupiter's moon Io is the solar system's most volcanic body thanks to a gravitational tug of war that rages below its surface. But now scientists know the violent moon has always been this way.
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