Space Discoveries

By str0029

  • First Asteroid

    First Asteroid
    Piazza discovers the first asteroid, Ceres.

  • Phobos Found

    Phobos Found
    Aspha Hall discovered Phobos, one of Mars' Moons.

  • Total Solar Eclipse

    Total Solar Eclipse
    There was a total solar eclipse.

  • Sputnik 1

    Sputnik 1
    Russians launch the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1.

  • Explorer 1

    Explorer 1
    The US launched their first satellite, Explorer 1.

  • Ham the Chimp

    Ham the Chimp
    The US launched Ham the chimpanzee into space on the Mercury rocket.

  • Luna 9

    Luna 9
    Luna 9 landed on the Moon.

  • Walk on the Moon

    Walk on the Moon
    US astronaut Neil Armstrong was the first person to ever walk on the Moon.

  • Saturn Fly-by

    Saturn Fly-by
    First Saturn fly-by. Done by Pioneer 11.

  • Tourist in Space

    Tourist in Space
    Dennis Tito became the first tourist to enter space.

  • Exploration Rover

    Exploration Rover
    Twin Mars 'Exploration Rover' missions 'Spirit' and 'Opportunity' land on Mars.

  • Pluto gets Demoted

    Pluto gets Demoted
    The International Astronomical Union demoted Pluto to a dwarf planet.

  • Sample of an Asteroid

    Sample of an Asteroid
    The first sample of an asteroid.

  • Water on Mars

    Water on Mars
    NASA found signs of water on Mars!