🪐 The galaxy EGSY8p7, spotted by the Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescopes, is one of the most distant known galaxies, with its light traveling for 13.2 billion years to reach Earth. EGSY8p7 appears as it was when the universe was less than 600 million years old, offering a rare glimpse into the era when the first generations of galaxies were lighting up the early cosmos. ✨
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On November 12, 2014 ESA’s Rosetta mission soft-landed the Philae probe on Comet 67P, the first-ever comet landing, after 3,907 days (10.7 years) in space. 🚀🛰️🪐
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During Apollo 10, a piece of poop floated inside the spaceship. The astronauts al denied it was theirs. In zero gravity, everything floats. 🚀💩
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On March 13, 1781, English astronomer and composer William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus using a telescope. He originally named it Georgium Sidus, meaning "George's Star," in honor of King George III. This was the first planet discovered with a telescope and the first to be named after a monarch instead of a mythological figure. 🔭🪐👑
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