How Many Moons? 🌕

On January 7, 1610, Galileo Galilei discovered what he believed to be three bright stars close to Jupiter, which he later learned were actually moons orbiting the famous gas giant.

Today, we recognize numerous moons orbiting Jupiter, and many more orbiting Saturn as well. Join us at this drop-in program to learn about the staggering number of moons we have discovered orbiting these gas giants, those moons’ characteristics, and how they are found and confirmed.

You may also like the following events from Museum of York County:

• This Saturday, 27th December, 10:00 am, Crazy Constellations in Rock Hill
• This month, 30th December, 11:00 am, Nature in Winter in Rock Hill
• Happening on, 6th January, 11:00 am, Feather Fest in Rock Hill