1967 ⟶ First Gamma-Ray Burst Detected by Vela Satellites

Vela nuclear test detection satellites discover the first ga...
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🔭 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

☄️ First Gamma-Ray Burst Detected by Vela Satellites

Vela nuclear test detection satellites discover the first gamma-ray burst⟶
First Gamma-Ray Burst Detected by Vela Satellites (1967)
AstronomyAstrophysicsSpace ExplorationCold WarParticle Physics
United StatesUnited States

🪐 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

🪐 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

🛰️ 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