Daily Extra :
Astronomy & Space Word of The Day
geologic time: The time extending from the end of the formative period of the Earth to the beginning of human history.
Who Was Born Today?:
1908: Bengt Stromgren, Goteborg Sweden, astrophysicist, studied gas cloud
1930: Valentin Ignatyevich Filatyev, Russia, cosmonaut
1950: Joseph R Tanner, Danville, Illinois, astronaut, STS 66, 82, sk: 97
1930: Valentin Ignatyevich Filatyev, Russia, cosmonaut
1950: Joseph R Tanner, Danville, Illinois, astronaut, STS 66, 82, sk: 97
Who Died Today?:
Today in History:
1951: Westinghouse J-40 jet engine (7,500 pounds dry thrust) completed 150-hour Navy qualification test.
1979: Neptune becomes outermost planet (Pluto moves closer). Unless a new planet is discovered, Neptune will remain outermost planet since on August 24, 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) formally downgraded Pluto from an official planet to a dwarf planet. (See Is Pluto a Planet.)
