The Hindu1 个月
When Galileo discovered the moons of Jupiter
Using this telescope, Galileo peered up towards the constellation Orion on January 7, 1610. His target was the planet Jupiter – an object brighter than the surrounding stars. To his surprise ...
Florida Today1 个月
On this date: Galileo discovers three major moons of Jupiter
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 ...
Florida Today20 天
On this date: Galileo sheds new light on Io, Jupiter's hellscape moon
On this date, Jan. 17, 2002, the Galileo probe made it’s 33 rd pass of Jupiter’s moon, Io. After Voyager 1’s pass in 1979, Io was dubbed the most volcanically active place in the solar system.
The Engineer2 天
Europa Clipper on a mission to probe an alien water world
Europa Clipper - one of the most advanced spacecraft ever sent to another planet - aims to explore Jupiter's icy moon ...
scmp.com8 年
Nasa's Juno spacecraft successfully enters Jupiter's orbit
Juno fired its main engine beginning at 11:18 p.m. EDT/0318 Tuesday GMT, slowing the spacecraft so it could be captured by the planet’s gravity. [UPDATE: Tuesday, July 5, 11.00am] Juno, the ...
Forbes4 个月
In Photos: NASA Juno’s Latest Jupiter Images Are Among Its Last
In an elliptical orbit of ... new volcano on Jupiter’s moon Io, the most geologically active place in the solar system. The first close-up images of Io since NASA’s Galileo mission in 1997 ...