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2016: Solar Impulse 2 becomes the first solar-powered aircraft to circumnavigate the Earth. [76] 2016: Proxima Centauri b is discovered as closest exoplanet to Earth that may be habitable. [77] 2016: NASA launches OSIRIS-REx, its first asteroid sample return mission. The probe will visit Bennu and is expected to return with samples in 2023. [78 ...
Current events; Random article; ... 2016 in science. 14 languages. ... A number of significant scientific events occurred in 2016.
Event(s) Start End 985 1080 Norse Colony at L'Anse aux Meadows: 1006 SN 1006 supernova, brightest apparent magnitude stellar event in recorded history (−7.5 visual magnitude) 1054 SN 1054 supernova, created the Crab Nebula: 1099 The Hodh Ech Chargui and Hodh El Gharbi Regions of southern Mauritania become desert. [15]
The Earth Science Week website maintains a listing of groups in the Earth Science Week network, as well as a state-by-state listing of Earth Science Week events. These events are sponsored by AGI member societies, state geological surveys, colleges and universities, public and private schools, museums, parks, and other organizations and ...
“The new data are a stark reminder that even the most extreme solar events are part of the sun's natural repertoire,” study coauthor Natalie Krivova, also from the Max Planck Institute, said ...
8 July 2010: the Solar Impulse (picturedhola ) becomes the first aircraft to complete a non-stop 24-hour flight using only solar power. The year 2010 involved numerous significant scientific events and discoveries, some of which are listed below. The United Nations declared 2010 the International Year of Biodiversity. [1]
July 2015 was the hottest month on Earth since records began in 1880, according to data from NOAA. [354] [355] A new report in the journal Science underscores the need for improved management and protection of boreal forests in response to global changes this century. [356] [357] 21 August
2010 CYGNSS: Active NASA 2016 Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System. DSCOVR: Active NASA 2015 Deep Space Climate Observatory. Designed to study the Sun-lit side of Earth from the L1 Lagrange point. [8] DubaiSat-1 and 2: Active Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) 2009 EarthCARE: Active ESA and JAXA 2024 Designed to study clouds and ...