1998 ⟶ Construction begins on the International Space Station (ISS)
Construction work on a huge new space station named ISS has ...
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1971
1998
🛰️ Launch of Salyut 1: First Space Station
The USSR launches its first space station Salyut 1 into orbit. It is followed by a series of stations, culminating with Mir in 1986. A permanent platform in orbit allows cosmonauts to carry out serious research and to set a series of new duration records for spaceflight.⟶
Space ExplorationSpace StationSalyut ProgramUSSRHuman SpaceflightCosmonauts
Russia🚀 Construction begins on the International Space Station (ISS)
🔭 Discovery of accelerated expansion of the Universe by two independent projects
The accelerated expansion was discovered during 1998, by two independent projects, the Supernova Cosmology Project and the High-Z Supernova Search Team, which both used distant type Ia supernovae to measure the acceleration.⟶
AstronomyCosmologyAccelerated ExpansionDark EnergySupernova Cosmology ProjectHigh-Z Supernova Search TeamType Ia Supernovae20th Century
United States🌟 Supernova Cosmology Project and High-Z Supernova Search Team discover accelerated expansion and dark energy
Supernova Cosmology Project and the High-Z Supernova Search Team: discovery of the accelerated expansion of the Universe and dark energy⟶
AstronomyCosmologyAccelerated ExpansionDark EnergySupernova Cosmology ProjectHigh-Z Supernova Search TeamType Ia Supernovae20th Century
United States🌠 Accelerating expansion of the universe discovered by the Supernova Cosmology Project and the High-Z Supernova Search Team
Accelerating expansion of the universe discovered by the Supernova Cosmology Project and the High-Z Supernova Search Team⟶
AstronomyCosmologyAccelerated ExpansionDark EnergySupernova Cosmology ProjectHigh-Z Supernova Search TeamType Ia Supernovae20th CenturyDark Matter
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