2020 Astronomy News and Events
Local Events at the University of Mississippi
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Astronomy Events by Date
- The ‘Great’ Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn — December 21, 2020
- China's Chang'e 5 Lunar Lander Returned Samples to Earth — December 16, 2020
- Samples of Asteroid Ryugu Arrive in Japan After Successful Hayabusa2 Capsule Landing — December 5, 2020
- Collapse of the Arecibo Radio Telescope — December 1, 2020
- Blue Moon — October 31, 2020
- OSIRIS_REx Collects Samples from Astroid Bennu — October 23, 2020
- Mars Persererance Rover Launched — July 30, 2020
- China's Tianwen-1 Launched to Mars — July 23, 2020
- Comet NEOWISE Photographed by University of Mississippi Students — July 11, 2020
- First Manned Flight of SpaceX Crew Dragon — May 30, 2020
(see also the Sky & Telescope observing
page and the Spaceweather
update)
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Meteor Showers and Eclipses
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General Articles on Sky Observation
- Visible Objects: What is really visible in the night
sky from Earth? (space)
General Astronomy News
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Past Years:
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