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October 15, 1991

Posted on October 15, 2020 by Joel Byers

On October 15, 1991, astronomers and scientists detected an astonishing event at the Fly’s Eye camera at the Dugway Proving Ground in Utah. They detected the “Oh-My-God” particle, which was an ultra-high-energy cosmic ray and… Continue reading →

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August 30, 2019

Posted on August 30, 2020 by Joel Byers

On August 30, 2019, Ukrainian astronomer Gennady Borisov detected the second interstellar comet. He was able to identify that it was an interstellar object by the bumpersticker on the back. It read, “If you can read this… Continue reading →

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April 29, 1715

Posted on April 29, 2020 by Joel Byers

On April 29, 1715, English astronomer, John Flamsteed, observed Uranus for the sixth time. Heheh. The twelve year-old in me never tires of that. Uranus. Heheheheheh.

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March 9, 1497

Posted on March 9, 2020 by Joel Byers

On March 9, 1497 Nicholas Copernicus made the first recorded astronomical observation. Without the use of a telescope, he wrote that he saw the Moon eclipse the brightest star in the eye of the Taurus constellation. The next day he continued his heavenly body observations when he wrote that he noticed that the young widow … Continue reading →

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March 19, 1915

Posted on March 19, 2019 by Joel Byers

On March 19, 1915, cheeky Pluto photobombed Lowell Observatory when they were actively searching for the mysterious ninth planet theorized by American astronomers Percival Lowell and William Pickering. Unfortunately for Lowell and his assistants, they didn’t realize how shy and bashful and faint Pluto was in the picture and did not recognize it in the … Continue reading →

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March 13, 1781

Posted on March 13, 2019 by Joel Byers

On March 13, 1781, English astronomer, William Herschel, ran to his sister, Caroline Herschel, who was also an astronomer, and excitedly told her that he had just discovered Uranus. He babbled on how it was so big and gassy, it was strange that no one had noticed it before. Later, he went to the Astronomer … Continue reading →

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August 21, 1560

Posted on August 21, 2015 by Joel Byers

On this date in Twisted-History.com in 1560, 14 year old Tycho Brahe of Denmark received his first telescope and became interested in astronomy. Tycho Brahe was known during his lifetime as an astronomer and alchemist and for his exact, accurate and comprehensive astronomical and planetary observations. Also on the August 21, 1560, Tycho Brahe became … Continue reading →

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March 8, 1618

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! on this date in 1618, Johann Kepler discovered his third Law of Planetary Motion, which state that the square of the orbital period of a planet is proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis of its orbit. For those of us who are not astronomically inclined, this was some … Continue reading →

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November 27, 1701

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1701, Anders Celsius was born in Uppsala, Sweden. He turned out to be an inquisitive young man interested in scientific pursuits and built the Uppsala Astronomical Observatory in 1740, the oldest observatory in Sweden. His brilliant scientific mind enabled him to invent the Celsius thermometer. Anders’s lesser known and … Continue reading →

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September 23, 1846

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1846 astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle discovered the planet Neptune. When asked the press of the day asked him why he named it after the Roman god of the seas, Galle stated that his first choice would have actually been Uranus, the Greek god of the Sky, but his wife … Continue reading →

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