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On This Date in History - March 8

Astronomy & Space Fact


Six Apollo missions landed on the moon: Apollo 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, and 17.

Who Was Born Today

1939: George William Reed, astronomy writer/cartoonist, Dark Sky Legacy
1952: Vladimir Vladimirovich Vasyutin, U.S.S.R., cosmonaut, Soyuz T-14

Who Died Today

883: Albumasar, [Ahmad Aboe M Gafar al-Balkhi], Arabic astronomer, dies

Today in History

1986: Suisei, Japan Comet Flyby made its flyby.

1979: 1st extraterrestrial volcano discovered on Io, a satellite of Jupiter

1934: Edwin Hubble photo shows as many galaxies as Milky Way has stars

From:About.com

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On This Date in History - August 11



Astronomy & Space Word of The Day

heliosphere: The space within the boundary of the heliopause containing the Sun and solar system.

Today in History

1972: Mars 3 - USSR Mars Orbiter/Soft Lander (launched May 28, 1971) stopped reporting this month.
Mars 3 arrived at Mars on December 2, 1971. The lander was released and became the first successful landing on Mars. It failed after relaying 20 seconds of video data to the orbiter. The Mars 3 orbiter returned data until August, 1972. It made measurements of surface temperature and atmospheric composition

From:About.com