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Period: Feb 19, 1473 to May 24, 1543
Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus copernicous was a mathematician,astronamer. -
Period: Jan 1, 1525 to
Galiloe
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comets
A few comets come close enough to the earth for us to see with our eyes. -
CSIRO
CSIRO operates several world-class radio telescopes that are used by its own astronomers and other astronomers from around Australia and all over the world. -
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Aryabhata
Arabhata was 23 when he completed the work sometime in about 499,making his year of birth 476 C.E. -
USSR
USSR was the first country to launch a sadalite. -
The first animal in space
Laika, a mixed-breed dog, was the first living being in orbit. She was launched on the Soviet Union's Sputnik 2 mission in November 1957. -
mercury
mercurys goals where to orbit a manned spacecraft around Earth; To investigate man's ability to function in space; To recover both man and spacecraft safely. -
nasa
Human exploration
Operate the International Space Station and prepare for human exploration beyond low Earth orbit. -
Space shuttle challenge
The crew compartment and many other vehicle fragments were eventually recovered from the ocean floor after a lengthy search and recovery operation. -
Hubble Space Telescope
The Hubble Space Telescope is a large telescope in space. It was launched by NASA in 1990. -
Why is pluto no longer a planet?
In August 2006 the International Astronomical Union (IAU) downgraded the status of Pluto to that of "dwarf planet." -
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yuri gagarin
Yuri Gagarin was born in Klushino, a small village west of Moscow in Russia (then known as the Soviet Union).