2017 in science
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A number of significant scientific events occurred in 2017. The United Nations declared 2017 the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development.
6 January: A portion of the Larsen C ice shelf reportedly in danger of breaking off
6 January: The Earth and Moon as viewed 127 million miles away from the planet Mars by the MRO.
18 January: NASA and NOAA confirm 2016 was the hottest year on record globally
8 February: Genome of Quinoa food crop is decoded.
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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
2017 in science
…AlphaGo AI. Researchers at Michigan State University demonstrate a chemical compound and potential new drug able to stop the spread of melanoma by 90%. NASA announces its two choices for the next Discovery Program missions – the Lucy mission, to visit several asteroids, including six Jupiter Trojans; and…
Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington, D.C.
A US Air Force Bell X-1 test flight
Launch of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency's Explorer 1, America's first satellite
Launch of Friendship 7, NASA's first crewed orbital flight, February 20, 1962