Timeline- Gibbs

By 17egibbs
  • May 1, 1054

    Crab Nebula

    Chinese record supernova that produces the Crab Nebula

  • Laws of Planetary Motion

    Kepler's laws of planetary motion are published

  • Christian Huygens

    Christian Huygens discovers Saturn's rings and the fourth satellite of Saturn, also known as the Titan.

  • Uranus Discovery

    William Herschel discovered Uranus in 1781. This is the first new planet to be discovered since ancient times.

  • First Photos of Sky

    The first photographs of the sky are taken.

  • Edwin Hubble's Discovery

    The Hooker 100" Telescope in California proves that galaxies are groups of stars like the MIlky Way. Discovery made by Edwin Hubble.

  • 1st Satellite

    The first satellite is now in orbit.

  • Neil Armstrong

    Neil Armstrong became the first man to ever step foot on the moon.

  • Transiting Exoplanet

    First transiting exoplanet observed

  • Spitzer Space Telescope

    NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope finds the first water vapor to be detected on an exoplanet