The final gasps of the Crab Head nebula were observed as it went supernova.
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A galaxy named 'Dwingeloo 1' was discovered to be just 10 million light-years from our own.
The USSR's Luna 15 robotic spacecraft was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
The crew aboard the International Space Station celebrated Thanksgiving.
Alan Shepard became the first American to travel to outer space.
George Mary Searle discovered the asteroid 55 Pandora.
