It's been 3966 days
since New Horizons'
closest approach
to Pluto on
July 14, 2015.
It's been 2699 days
since New Horizons'
closest approach
to 2014 MU69 on
January 1, 2019.
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This year:
The National Advisory Council on Aeronautics is renamed NASA.
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141 years ago, in 1817:
Charles Messier dies at age 86 in Paris, France.
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109 years ago, in 1849:
Annibale de Gasparis of Italy discovers the fourth largest asteroid, Hygiea.
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This year:
Sputnik 2 burns up after reentering Earth's atmosphere.
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84 years ago, in 1874:
The French astronomer Jerome Coggia discovers Comet Coggia (C/1874 H1, the Great Comet of 1874).
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3 years ago, in 1955:
Albert Einstein dies of a rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm, in Princeton, New Jersey.
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168 years ago, in 1790:
Caroline Herschel discovers her fourth comet, Comet C/1790 H1 (Herschel).
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272 years ago, in 1686:
Giovanni Cassini discovers one of Saturn's moons, Dione.
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38 years ago, in 1920:
The Great Debate (Shapley–Curtis) about the size of the universe takes place at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.
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