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Historical eventApril 172014

NASA

NASA announced the discovery of Kepler-186f, the first exoplanet with a radius similar to Earth's discovered in the habitable zone of another star.

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In context

When
Thursday, April 17 201412 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
21st century · 2010s
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Dates: From 2014.

What happened

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the United States' civil space program, as well as research in aeronautics and space. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., NASA operates ten field centers across the US and is organized into three mission directorates: Human Spaceflight, Research and Technology, and Science. Established in 1958 amid the Space Race,

April 17 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

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  4. 1998Space Shuttle Columbia
  5. 2003Anneli Jäätteenmäki
  6. 2006Palestinians
  7. 2006Palestinian suicide attacks
  8. 2013West Fertilizer Company explosion
  9. 2013Death and funeral of Margaret Thatcher
  10. 2014NASA
  11. 2021Death and funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

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April 17 2014 — 12 years ago, on a Thursday.

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