Juno's Journey: NASA's Probe Nears Io, Jupiter's Moon

NASA's Juno spacecraft will make its closest approach yet to Jupiter's moon Io on July 30, coming within 13,700 miles of it. The mission aims to collect data on the hundreds of erupting volcanoes on Io, providing valuable information on the moon's volcanic activity. Juno's instruments, including the JIRAM infrared imager, will help scientists better understand the surface features and changes over time. The spacecraft has been studying the Jovian system since 2016 and will begin the third year of its extended mission on July 31.