A galaxy named “Dwingeloo 1” was discovered to be just 10 million light-years from our own.
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The Soviet Union launched its second reconnaissance satellite, Kosmos 4.
The first pizza party was held in space.
Space probe Osiris-Rex by NASA was launched to collect rock samples from the Bennu asteroid.
Sultan bin Salman Al Saud became the first Arab and the first Muslim to fly into space.
William Herschel discovered the first binary star.
