Planet Uranus

Today in Astronomy History
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January 27, 1908
Philibert Melotte discovers the Jovian (Jupiter) Moon, Pasiphae.

January 27, 1967
Crew of Apollo One were kill by a fire during a Training exercise. Killed were "Gus" Grissom, Edward White II, Roger Chaffee.

January 27, 1967
The Outer Space Treaty is signed and goes into effect October 10, 1967.

Welcome to Planet Uranus
A website about the planet Uranus

Named after the Greek god of the sky, Uranus is a gas giant which is visable to telescopic viewing. The Uranus was the first planet discovered in modern (non-classical) times by Sir William Herschel on March 13, 1781. It is also the first planet discover with a telescope as opposed to the naked eye.