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Today in the History of Astronomy

Today in the History of Astronomy

April 15, 1452: The birth of Leonardo da Vinci

Today in the History of Astronomy

April 14, 1629: The birth of Christaan Huygens

Today in the History of Astronomy

April 13, 1941: The death of Annie Jump Cannon

Human Spaceflight, Today in the History of Astronomy

April 12, 1981: Columbia lifts off for the first space shuttle mission

Human Spaceflight, Today in the History of Astronomy

April 11, 1970: Apollo 13 blasts off for the Moon

The first-ever image taken of a black hole. Credit: Event Horizon Telescope
Today in the History of Astronomy

April 10, 2019: First look at a black hole

Human Spaceflight, Today in the History of Astronomy

April 9, 1959: The Mercury 7 debut

Today in the History of Astronomy

April 8, 1960: Frank Drake begins Project Ozma

Human Spaceflight, Robotic Spaceflight, Today in the History of Astronomy

April 7, 1991: Compton Gamma Ray Observatory is deployed

Robotic Spaceflight, Today in the History of Astronomy

April 6, 2000: A comet tail surprise

Robotic Spaceflight, Today in the History of Astronomy

April 5, 1973: Pioneer 11 launches

Today in the History of Astronomy

April 4, 1807: The death of Jerome de Lalande

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