Loki Patera is 202 kilometres (126 mi) in diameter, covers 20,000 sq km (7,700 sq mi), and was the largest volcanic feature found on Io until these new observations revealed the hot spot in the south ...

The data used to create the image is from a Hubble Space Telescope project to capture and map Jupiter's superstorm system.

"This is the most powerful volcanic event ever recorded on the most volcanic world in our solar system — so that's really saying something." ...

On January 25, 2025, a six-planet alignment captivated observers worldwide with stunning celestial photographs of the event.

"Colors in the visible light spectrum were assigned to the images, each taken with a different ultraviolet filter," NASA wrote.NASA originally released the image in 2023 in honor of Jupiter ...