Author: Elisa Neckar

Human Spaceflight, Today in the History of Astronomy

June 27, 1995: Space Shuttle Atlantis launches

Today in the History of Astronomy

June 26, 1730: The birth of Charles Messier

Robotic Spaceflight, This Week in Astronomy

June 25, 2024: Chang’e 6 success

Today in the History of Astronomy

June 24, 1881: First photographic spectrum of a comet

Robotic Spaceflight, Today in the History of Astronomy

June 23, 2015: 60,000 orbits for Mars Odyssey

Today in the History of Astronomy

June 22, 1675: The Royal Observatory Greenwich is founded

Today in the History of Astronomy

June 21, ca. 2500 B.C.E.: Summering at Stonehenge

Today in the History of Astronomy

June 20, 1955: Pingualuit Crater is discovered

Today in the History of Astronomy

June 19, 2004: Astroid Apophis is discovered

Human Spaceflight, Today in the History of Astronomy

June 18, 1983: Sally Ride is the first American woman in space

Today in the History of Astronomy

June 17, 2 BCE: A conjunction between Venus and Jupiter

Human Spaceflight, Today in the History of Astronomy

June 16, 1963: Valentina Tereshkova is the first woman in space