It's been 3964 days
since New Horizons'
closest approach
to Pluto on
July 14, 2015.
It's been 2697 days
since New Horizons'
closest approach
to 2014 MU69 on
January 1, 2019.
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61st day of Spring
32 days until Summer
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160 years ago, in 1804:
Karl Ludwig Harding of Germany discovers the asteroid Juno.
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105 years ago, in 1859:
First day of the Carrington Event; one of the most powerful geomagnetic solar storms on record.
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2 years ago, in 1962:
The Sputnik 20 (Venera 2MV-1 No.2) atmospheric probe is launched for Venus, but its escape stage fails.
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105 years ago, in 1859:
Second day of the Carrington Event; one of the most powerful geomagnetic solar storms on record.
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6 years ago, in 1958:
Explorer 4's low-power transmitter fails.
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282 years ago, in 1682:
English astronomer Edmond Halley first observes the comet that will be named after him.
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2 years ago, in 1962:
Mariner 2 performs the first rocket maneuver in deep space on its way to Venus.
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This year:
NASA launches its first Orbital Geophysical Observatory (OGO-1).
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2 years ago, in 1962:
The descent module of Korabl-Sputnik 1 (Sputnik 4) re-enters Earths atmosphere.
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17 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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180 years ago, in 1784:
William Herschel discovers NGC 16, a lenticular galaxy located in the Pegasus constellation.
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72 years ago, in 1892:
Edward Barnard discovers the fifth moon of Jupiter, Amalthea, using the Lick 36-inch refractor.
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180 years ago, in 1784:
William Herschel discovers NGC 23, a spiral galaxy in the Pegasus constellation.
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106 years ago, in 1858:
George Mary Searle, an American astronomer and Catholic priest, discovers asteroid 55 Pandora.
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5 years ago, in 1959:
Luna 2 is launched to the Moon.
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2 years ago, in 1962:
The Sputnik 21 (Venera 2MV-2 No.1) probe is launched for Venus, but its third stage explodes.
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5 years ago, in 1959:
Luna 2 is the first craft to impact into the Moon.
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116 years ago, in 1848:
William Bond, his son George, and William Lassell co-discover one of Saturn's moons, Hyperion.
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15 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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175 years ago, in 1789:
William Herschel discovers a moon of Saturn, Mimas.
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178 years ago, in 1786:
William Herschel discovers NGC 14, an irregular galaxy in the Pegasus constellation.
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This year:
AS-102 (SA-7), is successfully launched, carrying the second 'boilerplate' version of the Apollo spacecraft.
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118 years ago, in 1846:
Johann Galle discovers the planet Neptune, based on calculations by Urbain Le Verrier.
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6 years ago, in 1958:
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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4 years ago, in 1960:
Pioneer P-30 (Atlas-Able 5A, Pioneer Y) is launched for a lunar orbit, but the mission fails due to a second stage malfunction.
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13 years ago, in 1951:
Seth Barnes Nicholson discovers on of Jupiter's moons, Ananke.
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2 years ago, in 1962:
Alouette I makes Canada the third nation to build and the fourth nation to launch a satellite (and still orbiting).
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80 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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84 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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