Today In Space
Moon landings, Mars rovers, and the cosmic events that remind us how small and extraordinary we are.
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Last 7 daysA second tiny world between Mars and Jupiter — the asteroid belt was revealing itself
March 28, 1802
The second probe to fly past Mars would search for signs of water
March 27, 1969
A telescope that stared at 150,000 stars without blinking — looking for the shadows of other worlds
March 26, 2009
He pointed his telescope at Saturn and found a moon bigger than the planet Mercury
March 25, 1655
He spent nearly a year in space — while his identical twin stayed on Earth as the control subject
March 24, 2016
Russia brought Mir down into the Pacific — fifteen years of living in space ended in a streak of fire
March 23, 2001
The most watched comet in history hung in the night sky for a year and a half
March 22, 1997
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