NASA’s Galileo spacecraft arriving at Jupiter and releasing its atmospheric probe into the giant planet’s clouds. On December 7, 1994, Galileo made history by becoming the first spacecraft to directly study Jupiter’s atmosphere. The probe plunged deep into the gas giant, sending back priceless data about its winds, temperature, and composition before being destroyed by extreme pressure. Moments like this changed everything we know about Jupiter and paved the way for future missions like Juno. Sp