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Galileo Discovers 3 Moons of Jupiter

On this date: Galileo discovers three major moons of Jupiter

Europa was one of four moons discovered on Jan. 7, 1610, by astronomer Galileo Galilei. Speaking of Galileo, this photo was taken by the probe named for the astronomer on Sept. 7, 1996. Multimedia editor Rob Landers wrote and verified this story using AI - generated research. You can reach him at [email protected]

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OTD In Space – January 7: Galileo Discovers 3 Moons of Jupiter

On January 7, 1610, the Italian astronomer Galileo discovered three of Jupiter's moons: Callisto, Europa and Io. When he looked at Jupiter through his telescope, he saw what he thought were three tiny stars in the background,

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Galileo Spots Jupiter's Moons 415 Years Ago

Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei peered through his newly improved 20-power homemade telescope at the planet Jupiter. He noticed

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Galileo discovers Jupiter's moons nearly 415 years ago to the day

Nearly 415 years ago to the day astronomer Galileo Galilei discovered the moons surrounding Jupiter looking through his homemade telescope.

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OTD In Space – January 6: Last Surveyor Spacecraft Launches To The Moon

NASA launched the seventh and final Surveyor spacecraft on a mission to explore the moon. Like its six predecessors, Surveyor 7 was a robotic spacecraft sent to demonstrate the feasibility of doing soft landings on the moon.

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Astronomers “Astonished” as Citizen Scientists Reveal Jupiter’s Clouds Are Not What We Thought

A groundbreaking study combining the efforts of amateur and professional astronomers has redefined our understanding of ...

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Discovery about Jupiter's clouds leaves astronomers "astonished"

New research from a team of citizen scientists challenges the old idea that Jupiter's visible clouds are formed of ammonia ...

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Galileo Galilei and Stephen Hawking: 300 years apart, united by the cosmos

Stephen Hawking was born exactly 300 years after Galileo Galilei died. Their death and birth, exactly 300 years apart on ...

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TechCrunch Space: New year, new milestones

Hi, and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. Happy New Year! And...surprise!: This will be the last edition of TechCrunch Space ...

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What causes volcanic eruptions on Jupiter's moon Io? Scientists aren't so sure anymore

Jupiter's volcanic moon Io doesn't appear to ... a moon-wide ocean of molten rock. In the 1990s, NASA's Galileo mission performed magnetic induction measurements that suggested there was such ...

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HISTORY LESSON

1610: Astronomer Galileo Galilei observed four of Jupiter’s moons for the first time. 1955: Singer Marian Anderson became the first Black American to sing ...

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January 7, gunmen kill 12 at Charlie Hebdo newspaper in Paris

There are 358 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 7, 2015, masked gunmen stormed the Paris offices of Charlie ...

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