25th June 1997 A Russian uncrewed cargo spacecraft collides with the Mir Space Station during a docking attempt knocking out much of its...

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Elizabeth Cocking reviews February astronomical occurrences and who was born in this month in the past. 4th February 1962 A very rare and...

1st July 2013 Hippocamp, a moon of Neptune, is discovered. With a diameter of approximately 35 kilometres it is the smallest moon that...

Historical astronomical events, and people who were born this month and have influenced our understanding of the cosmos. 18th May 1991...

15th August 1977 The Wow! signal is received by the Big Ear radio telescope at Ohio State University. The original record, preserved by...

21st April 1702 Maria Kirch discovers a previously unknown comet becoming the first woman to make such a discovery. Dubbed the "Comet...

Happy New Year! Elizabeth Cocking continues this astronomical blog post sequence in 2023. Each month she looks back on astronomical...

Each month astronomical events and the births of people in history connected to astronomy are featured. Brush up on your knowledge!

NASA becomes operational (1958) ; Luna 3 photographs the far side of the Moon (1959) : the Parker solar probe approaches the Sun (2018)