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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64th day of Spring
29 days until Summer
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154 years ago, in 1804:
Karl Ludwig Harding of Germany discovers the asteroid Juno.
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99 years ago, in 1859:
First day of the Carrington Event; one of the most powerful geomagnetic solar storms on record.
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99 years ago, in 1859:
Second day of the Carrington Event; one of the most powerful geomagnetic solar storms on record.
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This year:
Explorer 4's low-power transmitter fails.
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276 years ago, in 1682:
English astronomer Edmond Halley first observes the comet that will be named after him.
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11 years ago, in 1947:
The U.S. Navy launches a German V-2 rocket at sea from the aircraft carrier USS Midway, where it splashes down 10 km (6 miles) away.
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174 years ago, in 1784:
William Herschel discovers NGC 16, a lenticular galaxy located in the Pegasus constellation.
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66 years ago, in 1892:
Edward Barnard discovers the fifth moon of Jupiter, Amalthea, using the Lick 36-inch refractor.
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174 years ago, in 1784:
William Herschel discovers NGC 23, a spiral galaxy in the Pegasus constellation.
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100 years ago, in 1858:
George Mary Searle, an American astronomer and Catholic priest, discovers asteroid 55 Pandora.
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110 years ago, in 1848:
William Bond, his son George, and William Lassell co-discover one of Saturn's moons, Hyperion.
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9 years ago, in 1949:
Aboard a US-launched V-2, Albert III, a long-tailed macaque, dies when the rocket explodes ten seconds after launch.
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169 years ago, in 1789:
William Herschel discovers a moon of Saturn, Mimas.
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172 years ago, in 1786:
William Herschel discovers NGC 14, an irregular galaxy in the Pegasus constellation.
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112 years ago, in 1846:
Johann Galle discovers the planet Neptune, based on calculations by Urbain Le Verrier.
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This year:
Intended for a lunar impact, the Soviets launch Luna E-1 No.1 (Luna 1958A), but the rocket disintegrates 92 seconds after launch.
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7 years ago, in 1951:
Seth Barnes Nicholson discovers on of Jupiter's moons, Ananke.
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74 years ago, in 1884:
243 Ida, a minor planet in the inner asteroid belt, is discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa at the Vienna Observatory.
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78 years ago, in 1880:
Using an 11 inch Clark Brothers photographic refractor, Henry Draper is the first person to photograph the Orion Nebula.
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