On this date, Jan. 7, 1610, astronomer Galileo Galilei, with a homemade telescope, noticed three points of light near Jupiter. Initially believing they were distant stars, Galileo’s repeated ...

When it arrived at the gas giant in 1995, Galileo became the first spacecraft to orbit an outer planet. There, it began its primary task of studying Jupiter, its magnetosphere, and moons. "The ...

Jupiter moons Callisto and Ganymede are among the biggest in the solar system, and potential grounds for liquid water and alien life. NASA's JUICE mission will probe them for signs of both.

But the question of how many natural satellites the planet truly has is a bit more complicated. Jupiter's four best-known moons are the Galilean moons, discovered by Galileo Galilei in 1610.

Opinion Jupiter’s moons hide giant subsurface oceans – Two upcoming missions are sending spacecraft to see if these moons could support life | Opinion Published: Apr. 14, 2023, 2:00 p.m.

The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer mission (JUICE) launched on Friday to boldly go where few spacecrafts have gone before: Jupiter. As the largest planet in the solar system, Jupiter has more tha… ...

Galileo has made more than 30 flybys of other Jovian moons, including Europa and Io, but never Amalthea. Galileo was launched in 1989 and arrived at Jupiter in December 1995. Story Tags National News ...

Ulysses flew by Jupiter in 1992 on its way to exploring the north and south poles of the Sun. Galileo explored Jupiter and its moons between 1995 and 2004.

On this date, Jan. 7, 1610, astronomer Galileo Galilei, with a homemade telescope, noticed three points of light near Jupiter. Initially believing they were distant stars, Galileo’s repeated ...

Jupiter's four best-known moons are the Galilean moons, discovered by Galileo Galilei in 1610. They are named Ganymede, Callisto, Io and Europa, after figures in Greek mythology associated with ...