On October 15, 2023, NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured stunning new images of Io’s north pole—a region barely seen in detail before. Thanks to the powerful JunoCam, three towering volcanic peaks near the day-night boundary were revealed for the first time, expanding our understanding of this fiery Jovian moon.

At just 7,270 miles (11,700 km) above Io’s surface, Juno’s eye caught features that earlier missions like Voyager and Galileo missed. Citizen scientist Ted Stryk then enhanced the raw data, bringing these volcanic giants into sharp focus.

This fresh glimpse of Io’s volcanic activity offers exciting clues about one of the most geologically active worlds in our solar system!

Image data: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS
Image processing by: Ted Stryk

Launched on September 5, 1977, Voyager 1 began its mission to explore the outer planets—and became the farthest human-made object from Earth. It flew by Jupiter in 1979, revealing volcanic activity on Io, and then Saturn in 1980, capturing the first detailed images of its rings and moons.

In 1990, Voyager 1 turned around to take the iconic "Pale Blue Dot" photo—Earth seen from 6 billion kilometers away.
In 2012, it entered interstellar space, making history as the first spacecraft to do so.

Now, nearly 50 years later, Voyager 1 continues to send data back to Earth from over 15 billion miles away, crossing the boundary where the solar wind ends and the realm of the stars begins.

It carries the Golden Record, a time capsule of sounds, music, and greetings from Earth—our message to the cosmos.

On June 19th, wake up early and look to the east—because the universe has a surprise in store! Saturn, Neptune, and the crescent Moon will align in just the right way to form a giant cosmic ‘smiley face’ in the sky. This rare planetary configuration offers a moment of awe and wonder as the planets and Moon seem to grin down at Earth.

These types of celestial alignments are incredibly rare and visually striking, lasting only a short time before the orbits shift again. No telescope required—just clear skies and a good view of the horizon before sunrise. Mark your calendar and don’t miss this once-in-a-generation sky show!

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If we placed Betelgeuse in our solar system, its size would be mind-blowing! This red supergiant is so massive that it would extend past Jupiter's orbit—engulfing Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, and even part of the asteroid belt!

But here’s the real kicker: Betelgeuse is nearing the end of its life and will explode as a supernova sometime in the next 100,000 years. When it does, the explosion will be so bright that it could outshine the Moon for weeks!

BKK
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