JWST Could Spot Volcanic "Exo-Ios" Around Super-Jupiters
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JWST Could Spot Volcanic "Exo-Ios" Around Super-Jupiters
Jupiter’s moon, Io, is the most volcanically active planetary body in the solar system, boasting hundreds of active volcanoes spewing molten lava into space. This occurs from a process called tidal heating where Jupiter’s massive gravity constantly stretches and compresses the much smaller moon during the latter’s non-circular orbit. However, a lesser-known fact is that Io’s volcanic gases fuel Jupiter’s aurorae by traveling along Jupiter’s magn…
Researchers have presented a groundbreaking method that could allow the detection of exo-Ios, moons similar to Io, on super-Jupiter-type exoplanets. The study, which uses data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), has been accepted for publication in The Astronomical Journal. Innovative method for detecting exo-Ios The new approach is based on the analysis of exoplanet auroras, a phenomenon that can indicate the presence of exomoons. The r…
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