Their messages will reach us, their messages will teach us
Galileo, the space probe to explore Jupiter which was launched 13 years ago, is about to die. NASA is about to put it out of its misery:
After circling the solar system’s biggest planet for seven years - five more than originally planned - Galileo is virtually blind, has trouble speaking and its mind is starting to go.
But not before asking it for one more trip, for old time’s sake.
Posted at 9:34 AM