2020 ⟶ Astronomers Detect Possible Radio Signal from Proxima Centauri

December 18: Media outlets report that astronomers have dete...
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🪐 First Surface Images of Titan

First surface images of Saturn's moon Titan.⟶
First Surface Images of Titan (2004)
Space ExplorationAstronomyPlanetary ScienceExploration
United StatesUnited States

💧 Liquid Water Confirmed on Mars

Liquid water is found on Mars.⟶
Liquid Water Confirmed on Mars (2015)
Space ExplorationAstronomyPlanetary ScienceMarsAstrobiologyNASA
United StatesUnited States

📡 Astronomers Detect Possible Radio Signal from Proxima Centauri

December 18: Media outlets report that astronomers have detected a radio signal, BLC1, apparently from the direction of Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the Sun.⟶
Astronomers Detect Possible Radio Signal from Proxima Centauri (2020)
AstronomySpace ExplorationAstrobiology

🛰️ Juno Spacecraft Flyby of Ganymede

June 7: The Juno spacecraft performs its only flyby of Jupiter's moon Ganymede, the first flyby of the moon by any spacecraft in over 20 years.⟶
Juno Spacecraft Flyby of Ganymede (2021)
Space ExplorationAstronomyJupiterNASA
United StatesUnited States

☄️ Double Asteroid Redirection Test Successfully Impacts Dimorphos

September 26: Double Asteroid Redirection Test demonstrates capabilities on asteroid (65803) Didymos I Dimorphos.⟶
Double Asteroid Redirection Test Successfully Impacts Dimorphos (2022)
Space ExplorationAstronomyAerospace EngineeringNASA
United StatesUnited States