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  • 2005: The Discovery of “New Planets” more Distant than Pluto Announced

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    2005: The Discovery of “New Planets” more Distant than Pluto Announced

    2005: The Discovery of “New Planets” more Distant than Pluto Announced

    On this day in 2005 the discovery of celestial bodies called Eris and Makemake was announced. These bodie ...

    On this day in 2005 the discovery of celestial bodies called Eris and Makemake was announced. These bodies are located beyond Pluto, which was at that time considered to be the outermost planet of the ...

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  • 1965: Space Probe Captured the First Close Up Images of Another Planet

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    1965: Space Probe Captured the First Close Up Images of Another Planet

    1965: Space Probe Captured the First Close Up Images of Another Planet

    On this day in 1965 the Mariner 4 space probe made the first flyby of the planet Mars and took close up p ...

    On this day in 1965 the Mariner 4 space probe made the first flyby of the planet Mars and took close up photographs of the planet that were then sent to Earth. It was the first time in history that a ...

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  • 2002: Asteroid Misses the Earth by only 120,000 Kilometers

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    2002: Asteroid Misses the Earth by only 120,000 Kilometers

    2002: Asteroid Misses the Earth by only 120,000 Kilometers

    On this day in 2002, an asteroid came very close to the Earth, which was a quite dangerous situation. The ...

    On this day in 2002, an asteroid came very close to the Earth, which was a quite dangerous situation. The asteroid, which weighed 540,000 tons, missed the Earth by only 120,000 kilometers. Previously, ...

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  • 1006: Brightest Supernova in Recorded Human History

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    1006: Brightest Supernova in Recorded Human History

    1006: Brightest Supernova in Recorded Human History

    On this day back in 1006, therefore in the early Middle Ages, the brightest supernova in recorded human h ...

    On this day back in 1006, therefore in the early Middle Ages, the brightest supernova in recorded human history exploded in the sky. It was an explosion of a star about 7,200 light years away from Ear ...

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  • 1995: Discovery of Bellerophon, the First Planet that Orbits a Star similar to our Sun

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    1995: Discovery of Bellerophon, the First Planet that Orbits a Star similar to our Sun

    1995: Discovery of Bellerophon, the First Planet that Orbits a Star similar to our Sun

    On this day in 1995, the first planet outside our solar system that orbits a star similar to our Sun was ...

    On this day in 1995, the first planet outside our solar system that orbits a star similar to our Sun was discovered. The star in question is 51 Pegasi, which is located some 50.9 light years away from ...

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  • 2003: Mars Comes Closest to the Earth in the Last 60,000 Years

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    2003: Mars Comes Closest to the Earth in the Last 60,000 Years

    2003: Mars Comes Closest to the Earth in the Last 60,000 Years

    On this day in 2003, the planet Mars came closest to the Earth during the last 60.000 years. The distance ...

    On this day in 2003, the planet Mars came closest to the Earth during the last 60.000 years. The distance between the planet Mars and the Earth was only 55,758,006 kilometers. It is estimated that Mar ...

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  • 2006: Pluto Removed from the List of Planets

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    2006: Pluto Removed from the List of Planets

    2006: Pluto Removed from the List of Planets

    On this day in 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) decided to exclude Pluto from the list of ...

    On this day in 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) decided to exclude Pluto from the list of planets. Therefore, it became a so-called dwarf planet. That was a highly controversial decisi ...

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  • 1990: The First Interplanetary Probe Launched from a Space Shuttle Reaches Venus

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    1990: The First Interplanetary Probe Launched from a Space Shuttle Reaches Venus

    1990: The First Interplanetary Probe Launched from a Space Shuttle Reaches Venus

    On this day in 1990 the Magellan space probe entered into orbit around the planet Venus. It is interestin ...

    On this day in 1990 the Magellan space probe entered into orbit around the planet Venus. It is interesting that the Magellan probe was the first interplanetary probe in history which was launched usin ...

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