Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Dec. 8, 1990, NASA's Galileo spacecraft flew by Earth on its way to Jupiter. Galileo was the first spacecraft to study Jupiter ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On October 29, 1991, the Galileo spacecraft flew by the asteroid Gaspra on its way to Jupiter. ‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series ...

NASA’s Galileo spacecraft uncovered violent conditions inside Jupiter before its mission ended in the giant planet.

In a mission that changed our understanding of gas giants, NASA’s Galileo spacecraft made history not just in orbit but also in its dramatic descent into Jupiter’s atmosphere. Launched in October 1989 ...