Planets

Planet Exploration

  • Discovery of Planet Uranus

    Discovery of Planet Uranus
    William Herschel discovered Planet Uranus. observation showed it to orbit the sun beyond Saturn
  • Discovery of Planet Enceladus

    Discovery of Planet Enceladus
    William Herschel discovered Enceladus. It is an intriguing water-rich moon of saturn.
  • Asteroid Ceres

    Asteroid Ceres
    The Asteroid Ceres was discovered by Guiseppe Piazzi.
  • observation

    observation
    llness concluded Guiseppe Piazzis series of astronomical observations of the object. He had discovered on January 1
  • Recovery of Object Found on Jan. 1st

    Recovery of Object Found on Jan. 1st
    Baron Van Zach and Heinrich Oblers observationally 'recovered' the object discovered on jan 1st. It was really discovered by Guiseppe Piazzi
  • Sighting a Planet

    Sighting  a Planet
    Gallie and Diarrest sighted the planet Neptune for the first time .
  • Discovery of Planet Pluto

    Discovery of Planet Pluto
    Clyde Tombaugh had discovered Pluto. He discovered it by systematically searching the sky based on predictions.
  • Russia's Score

    Russia's Score
    Russia score two important "firsts", space craft venera 1 became the first to be launched from a space vehicle. Already in Earth orbit and would later become the first to fly by another planet (Venus; how ever radio contact was lost before the fly-by took place).
  • Launch of Mars

    Launch of Mars
    Launch of mars 1, an early soviet attempt to reach the red planet. Though commmunication was lost in route.
  • Mariner 2

    Mariner 2
    Mariner 2 flew by venus .The first spacecraft to return data from the Vicinity of another planet.
  • Launch 3 of Venera

    Launch 3 of Venera
    Launch of venera 3, the firdt spacecraft to hit another planet. Unfortunally communication had been lost.
  • Surface Of Another Planet

    Surface Of Another Planet
    Mariner 9 became the first spacecraf to orbit another planet. When it was placed in orbit around mars.
  • Odd Object Named Charon

    Odd Object Named Charon
    Chiron , an odd object that looks a comet but has an orbit more like that of a planet, was discovered by Charles Kowal
  • Contact Lost

    Contact Lost
    Contact was lost with the Mars observer spacecraft. When its retrorocket system was pressured .As if approaded the red planet.
  • Saftley Landing

    Saftley Landing
    The Mars Exploration rover. "Spirit landed saftely at Crater Gusew on mars".
  • Space Telescope

    Space Telescope
    a hubble space telescope study was released .This data containing information about the water richen nature. Of Dwarf planet