Daily Extra :
Astronomy & Space Fact
Six Apollo missions landed on the moon: Apollo 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, and 17.
Who Was Born Today?:
1939: George William Reed, astronomy writer/cartoonist, Dark Sky Legacy
1952: Vladimir Vladimirovich Vasyutin, U.S.S.R., cosmonaut, Soyuz T-14
1952: Vladimir Vladimirovich Vasyutin, U.S.S.R., cosmonaut, Soyuz T-14
Who Died Today?:
883: Albumasar, [Ahmad Aboe M Gafar al-Balkhi], Arabic astronomer, dies
Today in History:
1986: Suisei, Japan Comet Flyby made its flyby.
1979: 1st extraterrestrial volcano discovered on Io, a satellite of Jupiter
1934: Edwin Hubble photo shows as many galaxies as Milky Way has stars
