02 FEB. 2005
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1824: On 7 February 1824, Sir William Huggins was born.
Huggins was an English astronomer who revolutionised observational astronomy by applying spectroscopic methods to the determination of the chemical constituents of stars and other celestial objects.
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2004: On 5 February 2004, ESA announced that the Rosetta mission's lander would be named “Philae”.
3 February
1966: On 3 February 1966, the unmanned Soviet Luna 9 spacecraft landed safely on the Moon. It was the first ever soft landing on another celestial body.
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