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Today in the History of Astronomy

Jan. 26, 1949: The Hale sees first light

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Jan. 25, 2004: Opportunity lands on Mars

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Jan. 24, 1986: Voyager 2 flies by Uranus

An artistic color painting depicts a metallic spacecraft with a large, grey dish antenna and golden instruments floating in deep space. A very long, thin boom extends from the spacecraft toward the upper left into a dark, textured void speckled with white stars. In the background, the massive curve of a planet glows with thick, swirling bands of orange, yellow, and brown under bright illumination.

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Jan. 23, 2003: Pioneer 10’s last words

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Jan. 22, 1879: An eclipse over a battlefield

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Jan. 21, 1960: Miss Sam launches

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Jan. 20, 1930: The birth of Buzz Aldrin

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Jan. 19, 1965: Gemini 2 launches

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Jan. 18, 2004: Mars Express maps the Red Planet’s south pole

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Jan. 17, 1910: The Great Comet reaches perihelion

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Jan. 15, 2006: Stardust touches down

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Jan. 14, 2005: Huygens lands on Titan