Jupiters Rings Revealed . ... Galileo Project , JPL , NASA Explanation: Why does Jupiter have rings? ... Data from the Galileo spacecraft that orbited Jupiter from 1995 to 2003 later confirmed that these rings were created by meteoroid impacts on small nearby moons . ... Small dust particles high in Jupiter's atmosphere , as well as the dust particles that compose the rings , can be seen by reflected sunlight . Note: Meet astronomy bloggers and APOD editor RN in Austin this Tuesday night. ...