Daily Extra :
Astronomy & Space Word of The Day
Accretion Disk : The whirling disk of gas that form around a compact object such as a white dwarf, neutron star or black hole as matter is drawn in.
Who Was Born Today?:
1796: Adolphe Quetelet, Belgium, mathematician/astronomer/statistician
1952: James Philip Bagian, Philadelphia, MDPE/astronaut, STS 29, STS 40
1952: James Philip Bagian, Philadelphia, MDPE/astronaut, STS 29, STS 40
Who Died Today?:
Today in History:
1965: USSR launches Kosmos 57 into earth orbit (Voskhod Test)
1966: USSR launches Kosmos 110 with Veterok and Ugolek, 1st 2-dog crew (See Dogs in Space)
1996: STS 75 (Columbia 19), launches into orbit