- May 11
- 1 min
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1st July 2013 Hippocamp, a moon of Neptune, is discovered. With a diameter of approximately 35 kilometres it is the smallest moon that...
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Elizabeth Cocking
- Apr 30
- 4 min
In this month: May 2022
Historical astronomical events, and people who were born this month and have influenced our understanding of the cosmos. 18th May 1991...
Elizabeth Cocking
- Jul 31, 2021
- 4 min
In this month: August 2021
15th August 1977 The Wow! signal is received by the Big Ear radio telescope at Ohio State University. The original record, preserved by...
Elizabeth Cocking
- Mar 31, 2021
- 3 min
In this month: April
21st April 1702 Maria Kirch discovers a previously unknown comet becoming the first woman to make such a discovery. Dubbed the "Comet...
Elizabeth Cocking
- Dec 31, 2020
- 3 min
In this month: January
Elizabeth Cocking continues this astronomical blog post sequence in 2021. Each month she looks back on astronomical happenings, and the...
Elizabeth Cocking
- Nov 4, 2020
- 5 min
In this month: November
Each month astronomical events and the births of people in history connected to astronomy are featured. Brush up on your knowledge!
Elizabeth Cocking
- Sep 30, 2020
- 3 min
In this month: October
NASA becomes operational (1958) ; Luna 3 photographs the far side of the Moon (1959) : the Parker solar probe approaches the Sun (2018)
Elizabeth Cocking
- Jul 31, 2020
- 4 min
In this month: August
13th August 1898 The asteroid Eros is discovered by the German astronomer Gustav Witt at the Urania Observatory in Berlin, and...
Elizabeth Cocking
- Apr 30, 2020
- 3 min
In this month: May
13 May 1861 John Tebbutt discovers the Great Comet of 1861, also known as Comet C/1861 J1, one of the most brilliant comets known. He...
Elizabeth Cocking
- Mar 1, 2020
- 3 min
In this month: March
7 March 1831 The Royal Astronomical Society receives its Royal charter from King William IV. The society was founded in 1820 as the...