1986 ⟶ Halley's Comet Returns

March: Return of Halley's Comet.
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☄️ Halley's Comet Visible

Halley's Comet is visible.⟶
Halley's Comet Visible (66)
AstronomyCometsCelestial EventsNatural PhenomenaRoman EmpireEarly Science

☄️ Halley's Comet Returns, Sparking Widespread Public Interest

April: Halley's Comet returns.⟶
Halley's Comet Returns, Sparking Widespread Public Interest (1910)
AstronomyCometsPopular CultureCelestial Events

☄️ Halley's Comet Returns

March: Return of Halley's Comet.⟶
Halley's Comet Returns (1986)
AstronomyCometsSpace ExplorationScientific ObservationPopular Culture

🪐 First Surface Images of Titan

First surface images of Saturn's moon Titan.⟶
First Surface Images of Titan (2004)
Space ExplorationAstronomyPlanetary ScienceExploration
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📡 Astronomers Detect Possible Radio Signal from Proxima Centauri

December 18: Media outlets report that astronomers have detected a radio signal, BLC1, apparently from the direction of Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the Sun.⟶
Astronomers Detect Possible Radio Signal from Proxima Centauri (2020)
AstronomySpace ExplorationAstrobiology

🛰️ 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
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