Galileo Galilei's telescopic discovery of Jupiter's four moons in 1610 revolutionized astronomy and supported heliocentric ...

but also conduct 67 orbits of Jupiter. “The first element of the mission is a three-year tour of the moons, during which we will tilt the spacecraft’s orbit around Jupiter,” said Accomazzo.

Galileo Galilei, with a homemade telescope, noticed three points of light near Jupiter. Initially believing they were distant stars, Galileo’s repeated observations over several nights and realized ...