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Today in the History of Astronomy

Today in the History of Astronomy

Sept. 1, 1804: Karl Harding spots 3 Juno

Today in the History of Astronomy

Aug. 31, 1913: Birth of Bernard Lovell

Human Spaceflight, Today in the History of Astronomy

Aug. 30, 1984: Space Shuttle Discovery launches

Today in the History of Astronomy

Aug. 29, 1990: Hubble sees Supernova 1987A clearly

Today in the History of Astronomy

Aug. 28, 1993: An asteroid harbors a surprise

Today in the History of Astronomy

Aug. 27, 2003: Mars zooms in

Human Spaceflight, Today in the History of Astronomy

Aug. 26, 1918: The birth of Katherine Johnson

Today in the History of Astronomy

Aug. 25, 2003: The Spitzer Space Telescope launches

Today in the History of Astronomy

Aug. 24, 2006: Pluto is demoted

Today in the History of Astronomy

Aug. 23, 1991: Water on Mercury

Today in the History of Astronomy

Aug. 22, 1989: Voyager 2 reveals Neptune

Today in the History of Astronomy

Aug. 21, 1914: Total solar eclipse tensions

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