Twelve new moons were discovered in Jupiter’s orbit, bringing the planet’s total number of moons to 79.
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NASA's Galileo spacecraft skimmed by Jupiter's moon, Lo, at just 112 miles (180 km).
The last signal from the Pioneer 10 space probe was received.
After 14 years in space, NASA's Galileo spacecraft was intentionally destroyed in Jupiter's atmosphere.
Galileo discovered the first three satellites of Jupiter.
NASA launched the Pioneer 11 space probe to study the asteroid belt & the environment around Jupiter and Saturn.
