1990 ⟶ Hubble Space Telescope Launched

April 24 – May 20: Launch of the Hubble Space Telescope.
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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

🚀 Mariner 4 Space Probe Launched Toward Mars

November 28: NASA launches the Mariner 4 space probe from Cape Kennedy toward Mars to take television pictures of that planet in July 1965.⟶
Mariner 4 Space Probe Launched Toward Mars (1964)
Space ExplorationNASAMarsSpace RacePlanetary ScienceCold WarAstronomy
United StatesUnited States

🪐 Pioneer 10 Sends First Close-Up Jupiter Images

December 3: Pioneer 10 sends back the first close-up images of Jupiter.⟶
Pioneer 10 Sends First Close-Up Jupiter Images (1973)
Space ExplorationAstronomyJupiterNASAPlanetary ScienceSpace Race
United StatesUnited States

🚀 Voyager 2 Space Probe Launched

August 20: Voyager 2 launched by NASA.⟶
Voyager 2 Space Probe Launched (1977)
Space ExplorationNASAPlanetary ScienceVoyager ProgramAstronomySpace RaceExploration
United StatesUnited States

🔭 Hubble Space Telescope Launched

April 24 – May 20: Launch of the Hubble Space Telescope.⟶
Hubble Space Telescope Launched (1990)
Space ExplorationAstronomyTelescopesNASAAstrophysicsCosmologySpace Race
United StatesUnited States