A galaxy named “Dwingeloo 1” was discovered to be just 10 million light-years from our own.
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Russia's Mir Space Station was deorbited over the South Pacific Ocean.
Carl Gustav Witt discovered the first near-Earth asteroid, 433 Eros.
Pakistan established its national space agency, the SUPARCO.
Osiris became the first discovered exoplanet with an atmosphere.
After a four-month journey, the Venera 14 spacecraft landed on Venus.
