1998 ⟶ Discovery of the Accelerated Expansion of the Universe

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🔭 Hubble Formulates Law of Expanding Universe

Edwin Hubble: Hubble's law of the expanding universe⟶
Hubble Formulates Law of Expanding Universe (1929)
AstronomyCosmologyEdwin Hubble20th Century ScienceUniverseExpansionSpace
United StatesUnited States

🔭 Discovery of Scorpius X-1, the First Cosmic X-Ray Source

Riccardo Giacconi and his team discover the first cosmic x-ray source, Scorpius X-1⟶
Discovery of Scorpius X-1, the First Cosmic X-Ray Source (1962)
AstronomyAstrophysicsCosmologySpace ExplorationObservational Astronomy
United StatesUnited States

🪐 Charon, Pluto's Moon, Discovered

June 22: Discovery of Pluto's moon Charon.⟶
Charon, Pluto's Moon, Discovered (1978)
AstronomySpace ExplorationPlanetary ScienceKuiper BeltSolar SystemCelestial BodiesDiscovery
United StatesUnited States

🔭 Discovery of the Accelerated Expansion of the Universe

Supernova Cosmology Project and the High-Z Supernova Search Team: discovery of the accelerated expansion of the Universe and dark energy⟶
Discovery of the Accelerated Expansion of the Universe (1998)
CosmologyAstronomySupernovaUniverseExpansionObservationResearch
United StatesUnited States

🪐 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

🪐 Dwarf Planet Eris Discovered

July 29: Michael E. Brown confirms the discovery of the dwarf planet Eris.⟶
Dwarf Planet Eris Discovered (2005)
AstronomyPlanetary ScienceSolar SystemSpace ExplorationKuiper Belt
United StatesUnited States