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Today in the History of Astronomy

Feb. 2, 1887: The first Groundhog Day

Today in the History of Astronomy

Feb. 1, 1877: Pickering starts at Harvard College Observatory

Today in the History of Astronomy

Jan. 31, 1783 and 1862: Pioneering white dwarf discoveries

Today in the History of Astronomy

Jan. 30, 1924: Stellafane is born

Today in the History of Astronomy

Jan. 29, 1838: The birth of Edward Morley

Human Spaceflight, Today in the History of Astronomy

Jan. 28, 1986: The Challenger disaster

Human Spaceflight, Today in the History of Astronomy

Jan. 27, 1967: The Apollo 1 fire

Today in the History of Astronomy

Jan. 26, 1949: The Hale sees first light

Robotic Spaceflight, Today in the History of Astronomy

Jan. 25, 2004: Opportunity lands on Mars

Robotic Spaceflight, Today in the History of Astronomy

Jan. 24, 1986: Voyager 2 flies by Uranus

Today in the History of Astronomy

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

Today in the History of Astronomy

Jan. 22, 1879: An eclipse over a battlefield