Galileo begins observations of Jupiter’s moons
Date of observation · Date as reported
Galileo observed points of light near Jupiter that subsequent observations established as orbiting moons.
- Category
- Discoveries and Scientific Results
- Type
- Discovery
- Organization
- Galileo Galilei
- Participants
- Galileo Galilei
- Destination
- planet
- Target body
- Jupiter
Sources and attribution
- NASA — Galileo discovers Jupiter’s moons (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.