2022 ⟶ Double Asteroid Redirection Test Successfully Impacts Dimorphos

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🪐 Voyager 1 Captures First Close-Up Images of Saturn

November 13: Voyager 1 takes the first close-up pictures of Saturn.⟶
Voyager 1 Captures First Close-Up Images of Saturn (1980)
Space ExplorationAstronomyPlanetary ScienceVoyager ProgramNASASpacecraft
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

🚀 NASA Launches Mars 2020 Rover Mission

July 30: NASA successfully launches its Mars 2020 rover mission to search for signs of ancient life and collect samples for return to Earth.⟶
NASA Launches Mars 2020 Rover Mission (2020)
Space ExplorationMarsNASAAstronomyPlanetary Science
United StatesUnited States

💧 SOFIA Observatory Detects Water on the Moon

NASA and SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy) discover about 12 US fl oz (350 ml) of surface water in one of the Moon's largest visible craters.⟶
SOFIA Observatory Detects Water on the Moon (2020)
Space ExplorationAstronomyMoonNASA
United StatesUnited States

🛰️ 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