2015 Event Scientists announce discovery of a planet in the Kepler-452 solar system that closely resembles Earth in size and orbit; the planet, Kepler 452-b, has a diameter 60% larger than Earth's but an orbit that is 385 days, close to Earth's 365 days 2015 Event Scientists have concluded that a large ocean exists beneath the icy surface of Ganymede, the largest moon of Jupiter; the discovery was made by using the Hubble Space Telescope to observe aurora movements at the moon's poles 2014 Event General Motors announces an additional recall of 2.4 million vehicles as a proactive measure against discovery of further safety defects; in 2014 to date, the company has recalled over 13 million vehicles for safety issues 2013 Event The British Food Standards Agency reports a discovery in Lancashire of 100kg of horse meat imported from Hungary labelled as beef 2012 Event The discovery of the fifth moon of Pluto, S/2012 P 1, is announced by astronomers 2011 Event NASA scientists announce the discovery of a circumbinary planet - a planet the orbits two stars instead of one 2010 Event Ghana begins pumping oil after its discovery of an offshore oil field three years ago 2010 Event Scientists announce the discovery of Inkayacu, an extinct genus of prehistoric penguin that lived in the Late Eocene period 2010 Event The Stonehenge World Heritage Site announces the discovery of a possible new henge, the biggest discovery at a major monument in over 50 years 2010 Event Scientists announce the discovery of three new animal species that spent their entire lives without oxygen; the species are phylum Loricifera 2010 Event Egypt announces the discovery of a granite head from a statue of Tutankhamun's grandfather, Amenhotep III, buried at a temple in Luxor 2010 Event The theory that Egypt's pyramids were built by free workers, not slaves, is reinforced by the discovery of new tombs near the great pyramids 2005 Event Shuttle Discovery STS-114 launches, first flight since Columbia disaster 1998 Event John Glenn returns to space at the age of 77 as a payload specialist on the Discovery 1997 Event Discovery buys Travel Channel for $20 million 1997 Event STS-85 (Discovery 23) lands 1997 Event STS-85, Discovery 23, launches into orbit 1997 Event STS-82 (Discovery 22) lands 1997 Event Discovery captures Hubble Space Telescope 1997 Event STS-82 (Discovery 22) launches 1995 Event Space shuttle STS-70, Discovery 20, lands 1995 Event Space shuttle STS-70, Discovery 20, launches 1995 Event Space shuttle STS-63 (Discovery 19), lands 1995 Event STS-63 (Discovery 19), launches into orbit 1995 Event U.S. space shuttle Discovery launched 1994 Event Space shuttle STS-64 (Discovery 20), lands 1994 Event Space shuttle STS-64 (Discovery 20), launches into orbit 1994 Event Space shuttle STS-60 (Discovery 18), lands 1994 Event STS-60 (Discovery) launches into orbit 1993 Event STS-51 (Discovery) lands 1993 Event STS-51 (Discovery) launches into orbit 1993 Event STS-56, Discovery, lands 1993 Event STS-56, Discovery, launches into orbit 1992 Event Space Shuttle STS-42 (Discovery 15) lands 1992 Event Space Shuttle STS-42 (Discovery 15) launches into space 1991 Event Space shuttle STS-48 (Discovery 14) lands 1991 Event Space shuttle STS-48 (Discovery 14) launched 1991 Event Space Shuttle STS-39 (Discovery 12) lands 1991 Event Space Shuttle STS-39 (Discovery 12) launched 1991 Event U.S. 70th manned space mission STS-39 (Discovery 12) launches into orbit 1990 Event U.S. 67th manned space mission STS-41 (Discovery 11) returns from space 1990 Event U.S. 67th manned space mission STS-41 (Discovery 11) launches into orbit 1990 Event U.S. 66th manned space mission STS-31 (Discovery 10) returns from space 1990 Event STS-31 (Discovery 10) lands 1990 Event Hubble space telescope is placed into orbit by shuttle Discovery 1990 Event U.S. 66th manned space mission STS-31 (Discovery 10) launches into orbit 1989 Event U.S. 63rd manned space mission STS-33 (Discovery 9) returns from space 1989 Event U.S. 63rd manned space mission STS-33 (Discovery 9) launches into orbit 1989 Event Chase Manhattan Discovery Center at Brooklyn Botanic Garden opens 1989 Event NASA confirmed Voyager 2's discovery of 3 more moons of Neptune designated temporarily 1989 N2, 1989 N3 and 1989 N24 1989 Event 27th space shuttle mission, STS-29 (Discovery 8), returns to Earth 1989 Event 27th shuttle, Discovery 8, launched, 1st woman to do the countdown 1988 Event 26th Space Shuttle Mission, Discovery 7 returns to Earth after 4-days 1988 Event 26th Space Shuttle mission, Discovery 7 launched 1987 Event Flight Readiness Firing of Discovery's main engines is successfully 1987 Event Discovery in Orbital Processing Facility is powered up for STS-26 1987 Event Discovery moves to Launch Pad 39B for STS-26 mission 1987 Event Discovery rolls over from OPF to Vandenberg AFB 1987 Event Discovery's SRBs and External Tank are mated 1987 Event Stacking of Discovery's SRBs completed 1987 Event Stacking of Discovery's SRBs gets underway 1986 Event Discovery moves to OPF where more than 200 modification are made 1985 Event Discovery flies back to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB 1985 Event Discovery moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS-51-I mission 1985 Event Discovery ferried back to Kennedy Space Center via Bergstrom AFB, Tx 1985 Event Discovery moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS-51-G 1985 Event Discovery moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS-51-D mission 1985 Event Discovery moves to launch pad for STS-51-C mission 1984 Event Astronauts aboard "Discovery" pluck a 2nd satellite from orbit 1984 Event Discovery moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS-51A mission 1984 Event Discovery returns to Kennedy Space Center via Altus AFB, Okla 1984 Event 1st flight of Shuttle Discovery (41-D) scrubbed at T -4 1984 Event Flight readiness firing of Discovery's main engines 1984 Event Discovery moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS-41-D 1983 Event Discovery flies from Vandenberg AFB to Kennedy Space Center 1983 Event Discovery transported to Vandenberg AFB, California 1983 Event Orbiter Discovery (OV-103) moves overland to Dryden 1978 Event James Christy's discovery of Pluto's moon Charon announced 1974 Event Discovery Island opens 1973 Birthday Shanice, Wilson, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, vocalist, Discovery, Loving You 1968 Event Discovery of 1st pulsar announced 1965 Event Big Bang theory of creation of universe is supported by announcement of discovery of new celestial bodies know as blue galaxies 1962 Event 5 research groups announce simultaneously discovery of anti-matter 1957 Event Discovery of element 102 (Nobelium) announced 1948 Event Columbia U reports discovery of uranium in Belgian Congo 1940 Event Discovery of element 93, neptunium, announced 1930 Event Clyde Tombaugh announces discovery of Pluto at Lowell Observatory 1925 Event Robert Millikan announces discovery of cosmic rays 1921 Event Toronto's Dr. Banting and Dr. Best announce discovery of insulin 1913 Birthday Willis Lamb, born in Los Angeles, physicist, Nobel Prize winner, discovery of how electrons behave in the hydrogen atom 1912 Event Roald Amundsen announces discovery of the South Pole 1905 Event Charles Perrine announces discovery of Jupiter's 7th satellite, Elara 1896 Event Wilhelm Rontgen announces his discovery of x-rays 1855 Birthday Percival "Percy" Lowell, U.S. astronomer, predicted discovery of Pluto 1849 Event New York Herald reports gold discovery in California 1848 Event President Polk triggers Gold Rush of '49, confirms California gold discovery 1835 Event After gold discovery in Ga, Cherokees forced to move across Miss R 1798 Death George Vancouver, British explorer, (Voyage of Discovery), dies at 40 1779 Event Captain Cooks last notation in ship's log Discovery 1744 Event James Bradley announces discovery of Earth's nutation motion (wobble) 1611 Event Henry Hudson set adrift in Hudson Bay by mutineers on his ship Discovery and never seen again 1394 Birthday Henry the Navigator, Prince/sponsors Portuguese voyages of discovery
