A crescent moon and Venus shine brightly in the twilight sky, framed by silhouetted trees. This celestial scene commemorates Robert Goddard's October 19, 1899 inspiration to reach for Mars, sparking his pioneering work in rocketry. Mars is visible near the lower right, along with a bright Venus.

Astronomy Picture from 19/10/2005

On the Possibility of Ascending to Mars

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap051019.html


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Happy #AnniversaryDay to #WestlandNZ & #ChathamIslandsNZ 😋🇳🇿

It's our #AnniversaryDay today! Anniversary Day celebrates the granting of our first Royal Charter in 1662. You can explore a digital version of our Charter Book in our Turning the Pages collection - see which Fellows' signatures you can spot! #RSFellows ttp.royalsociety.org//ttp/ttp.htm...

TBT and Happy anniversary L I Q U O L I O N S 🦁🦁🦁
I love you so much 🥹 thank you for being by my side 😩 3 years and counting 😍
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A whole year w/ my Javi cakes.. That's pretty exciting #anniversaryday