1992 ⟶ First Exoplanets Discovered

Aleksander Wolszczan and Dale Frail observe the first pulsar...
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🪐 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

🪐 Voyager 2's Closest Approach to Neptune and Triton

August 25: Voyager 2 makes its closest approach to Neptune and its largest moon, Triton.⟶
Voyager 2's Closest Approach to Neptune and Triton (1989)
Space ExplorationVoyager ProgramPlanetary ScienceAstronomySpacecraftNASASolar System
United StatesUnited States

🪐 First Exoplanets Discovered

Aleksander Wolszczan and Dale Frail observe the first pulsar planets (this was the first confirmed discovery of planets outside the Solar System)⟶
First Exoplanets Discovered (1992)
AstronomyAstrophysicsExoplanetsPlanetary ScienceSolar SystemSpace Exploration
United StatesUnited StatesPolandPoland

🪐 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