JUNO TO GET SECOND CLOSE LOOK AT JUPITER’S VOLCANIC MOON IO ON FEB. 3

On Saturday, Feb. 3, NASA’s Juno spacecraft will make a second close flyby of Jupiter’s moon Io. The Juno spacecraft will come within roughly 930 miles (1,500 kilometers) from the surface of the most volcanic world in our solar system. This flyby follows the Juno spacecraft’s close flyby of Io that took place on Saturday, Dec. 30. The two flybys are the closest any spacecraft have made of Io in over 20 years.  

The flyby could be followed in real time during an event livestreamed on the NASA Twitch channel, featuring NASA’s Eyes on the Solar System tool, starting at 12:30 PM ET (9:30 AM PT).

Details on the flyby are also available on the NASA Solar System social media accounts including Instagram, X, and Facebook.