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Active Moons In Our Solar System And Beyond — Io, Europa, Enceladus, Triton, and Exomoons

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Active Moons In Our Solar System And Beyond – Io, Europa, Enceladus, Triton, and Exomoons

April 16, 2026

Interior, surface and atmosphere visualisation of Europa, Enceladus, Triton, Io, and exoIo. Best-estimate plume heights are displayed to…

This perspective view from ESA’s Mars Express shows three of Mars’ famously colossal volcanoes (from left to right): Arsia, Pavonis and Ascraeus Mons. Image credit: ESA / DLR / FU Berlin.

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New Research Uncovers Hidden Complexity beneath Martian Surface

February 12, 2026

New orbital data reveal that the most recently active volcanic systems on Mars weren’t simple one-off blasts into…

Magellan radar image of Venus displaying several pit chains and the identified skylight, marked as A, potentially providing access to the subsurface (i.e., empty void); the white arrow indicates the radar illumination direction. Image credit: NASA / Carrer et al., doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-68643-6.

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Hidden Caves on Venus? New Analysis Suggests Massive Lava Tube beneath Venusian Surface

February 10, 2026

Using archival radar data from NASA’s Magellan spacecraft, planetary researchers have identified a vast underground conduit beneath the…