Oct 18, 1989 · About the mission While its aim was to study Jupiter and its mysterious moons, which it did with much success, NASA's Galileo mission also became notable for discoveries during its …

Galileo was designed to perform in-depth studies of Jupiter's atmosphere, satellites, and surrounding magnetosphere. The mission was named in honor of Galileo Galilei, the Italian Renaissance scientist …

Nov 4, 1996 · The flyby was by far the closest any spacecraft has ever come to Callisto, the outermost of the four big moons orbiting Jupiter that were first discovered by the Italian astronomer for whom …

Jul 11, 1995 · A rugged, conical-shaped probe will separate from NASA's Galileo spacecraft later this week and head for Jupiter's cloud tops, the first time in history a human-made object will enter the …

Galileo launched 35 years ago today, on 18 October 1989! As the first spacecraft to deploy an entry probe into an outer planet’s atmosphere, Galileo’s mission was to study Jupiter and its mysterious …

Apr 19, 1991 · Galileo Project officials say they expect to carry out considerably more analysis and ground tests before determining a date to make another deployment effort. The deployment difficulty …

In mid-March, Galileo will fire its main rocket engine for one last major burn to put itself into an orbit away from the most intense Jovian radiation environment. The Galileo mission had originally been …

After 4-day cross-country trip, the Galileo spacecraft has arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to begin preparations for its launch to the planet Jupiter next fall.

Nov 21, 2014 · The puzzling, fascinating surface of Jupiter's icy moon Europa looms large in this newly-reprocessed color view, made from images taken by NASA's Galileo spacecraft in the late 1990s.

Galileo was the first spacecraft to orbit Jupiter, meaning it didn't just fly by, it spent almost eight years circling the planet. It also dropped a probe below Jupiter's clouds, which helped scientists learn about …