Daily Extra :
Quote Of The Day
Space is the stature of God.
Joseph Joubert (1754–1824)
Who Was Born Today?:
1638: Niels Stensen, Danish astronomer
1942: Aleksandr Yakovlevich Petrushenko, Russia, cosmonaut 1946: Robert W. Wilson, co-discoverer with Arno Penzias of the cosmic microwave (3 degree) background; 1978 Physics Nobel Laureate
1942: Aleksandr Yakovlevich Petrushenko, Russia, cosmonaut 1946: Robert W. Wilson, co-discoverer with Arno Penzias of the cosmic microwave (3 degree) background; 1978 Physics Nobel Laureate
Who Died Today?:
1970: Pavel Ivanovich Belyayev, U.S.S.R., cosmonaut (Voskhod II), age 44
Today in History:
1610: Galileo Galilei points his newly developed telescope at the sky and observes craters and mountains on the Moon, moving spots on the Sun, four moons revolving around Jupiter, the phases of Venus, and the almost innumerable stars of the Milky Way. Jan 4 thru 15, 1601 are called by some the most important days in the history of astronomy.
1946: The US Army's Signal Corps successfully bounces the first radar waves off the Moon.
1969: Launch of Venera 6 atmospheric probe to Venus. Venera 6 arrived at Venus on May 17, 1969. Along with Venera 5, atmospheric data was returned indicating an atmosphere composed of 93-97% carbon dioxide, 2-5% nitrogen, and less than 4% oxygen. The probe returned data down to within 11 kilometers of surface and was then lost - crushed by the pressure on Venus.
1997: 1st Comet of 1997 Discovered: Comet 1997 A1
1978: Soyuz 27 carring 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station, launched