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Galileo Galilei built the first "true" telescope to study space.
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Sir Isaac Newton built the first reflector telescope.
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Issac Newton published the Theory of Universal Gravitation. This was the beginning of modern astronomy.
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Charles Messier discovered the globular cluster. Later he discovered other galaxies, nebulas, and star clusters.
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Guisseppe Piazzi discovered the first asteroid known as Ceres.
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Albert Einstien came up with the theory of relativity which explains physics, space, and time.
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The first rocket was launched using liquid fuel.
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Grote Reber invented the first radio telescope
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The V-2 missle was launched making it the first man-made object in space.
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Sputnik 1 was the first artifical sattelite in space.
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NASA(stands for National Aeronautics and Space Administration) was formed in the U.S.
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Yuri Gagarin was the first man to enter space.