Frederick Langenheim took the first photo of a solar eclipse.
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The first US woman in space, Sally Ride, died from pancreatic cancer at the age of 61.
American Astronomer William Henry Pickering discovered Phoebe, one of Saturn's moons.
The US spacecraft Pioneer 10 launched.
A galaxy named 'Dwingeloo 1' was discovered to be just 10 million light-years from our own.
Kepler's Supernova was discovered.
