Aug 5, 2016 · Launched five years ago on Aug. 5, 2011, NASA’s Juno mission maneuvered into orbit around Jupiter on July 4, 2016, joining a long tradition of discovery at the gas giant. One …

So what event in early Jupiter history could possibly compare? Only the discovery that helped prove that Earth is not the center of the universe. On January 7, 1610, astronomer Galileo …

It began with the arrival of Pioneer 10 into the Jovian system in 1973, and, as of 2024, has continued with eight further spacecraft missions in the vicinity of Jupiter and two more en route.

Jun 12, 2025 · The first spacecraft to explore Jupiter was Pioneer 10 in December 1973, followed by Pioneer 11 in December 1974, which provided the first close-up images of Jupiter and its …

Jun 18, 2008 · We may not know the exact date of the discovery of Jupiter, but we know many first about the planet.

No one knows for sure who discovered Jupiter, but we know the ancient Greeks named him after the god, Zeus. The most famous feature of Jupiter is the Great Red Spot. This violent storm …

Jan 9, 2020 · In March 1610, Galileo published his discoveries of Jupiter’s satellites and other celestial observations in a book titled Siderius Nuncius (The Starry Messenger).

1 day ago · Jupiter, the most massive planet in the solar system and the fifth in distance from the Sun. It is one of the brightest objects in the night sky; only the Moon, Venus, and sometimes …

May 13, 2025 · Jupiter shines bright in the night sky, so people have known about it since ancient times. The first detailed observations of this planet were made by Galileo Galilei in 1610 with a …

On January 7, 1610, Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei discovered, using a homemade telescope, four moons orbiting the planet Jupiter.