Apr 24 2024
This day in history we feature the Rings of Uranus. Astronomers discover the rings of Uranus on this day in 1977. Trivia – Rings of Uranus The rings of Uranus are intermediate in complexity between the more extensive set around […]
Gutzon Borglum was an American sculptor born on this day in 1867, best known for his work on Mount Rushmore. Did you know that:• Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens discovered Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, on this day in 1655• Édouard-Léon Scott […]
English astronomer, John Flamsteed, observed Uranus on this day in 1690 without realizing it was undiscovered. Did you know that: • Giovanni Cassini discovered Rhea, a satellite of Saturn, on this day in 1672• Richard Arkwright, inventor of the spinning […]
Steven Spielberg is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter born on this day in 1946. Did you know that: • Joseph John Thomson, known for his discovery of the electron, was an English physicist born on this day in […]
Pablo Picasso was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and theatre designer born on this day in 1881. Did you know that: • Giovanni Cassini discovered Iapetus, the satellite of Saturn on this day in 1671• Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, known […]
Two giant planets of our solar system Jupiter and Saturn are set to create a “Christmas star” with a dramatic close encounter that has not been seen from Earth in nearly 800 years. The solar system’s two largest planets will […]
