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Galileo Discovers 3 Moons of Jupiter

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 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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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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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 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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Saturn's majestic rings will vanish in just three months from now

An event called a "ring plane crossing" will occur between Saturn and Earth on March 23, 2025, when Saturn's rings will ...

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When Galileo discovered the moons of Jupiter

Galileo Galilei – often referred to just as Galileo – is someone who often needs no introduction. An Italian astronomer, physicist, mathematician, and philosopher, Galileo was a polymath who ...

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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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Two Types of Telescopes

Galileo played with this formula until ... Ten years after that, 40 to 50 feet. By 1673, [Polish astronomer] Johannes Hevelius had constructed a telescope 150 feet long on the shores of the ...

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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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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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