Astronomy Tonight

On July 25, 1984, Soviet cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya made history by becoming the first woman to perform a spacewalk. This groundbreaking event took place during the Soyuz T-12 mission to the Salyut...

25 Jul 20242min

On July 24, 1950, the first successful launch of a rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, took place. The rocket was a modified German V-2 rocket, originally designed as a ballistic missile during World...

24 Jul 20242min

On July 23, 1995, a remarkable astronomical event took place that forever changed our understanding of the outer reaches of our solar system. The historic moment unfolded as NASA's intrepid space prob...

23 Jul 20242min

On July 22, 1972, the Soviet Union launched the Venera 8 spacecraft as part of the Venera program, which aimed to explore Earth's mysterious twin, Venus. This mission was particularly significant beca...

22 Jul 20242min

On July 21, 1969, one of the most significant events in human history took place: the first moon landing. As part of the Apollo 11 mission, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first h...

21 Jul 20242min

On July 20, 1969, one of the most significant events in human history took place: the Apollo 11 mission successfully landed on the Moon, and astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot...

20 Jul 20242min

On July 19, 1846, a significant event occurred in the field of astronomy. On this day, the first known moon of Neptune, Triton, was discovered by English astronomer William Lassell, just 17 days after...

19 Jul 20241min

On July 18, 1962, a significant event in the history of astronomy took place: the launch of the Mariner 1 spacecraft by NASA. This mission was intended to be the first interplanetary flyby of Venus, m...

18 Jul 20242min