The first electronic edition of the AJ is published
Read MoreThe iconic Hubble Deep Field program is conducted, revealing thousands of young and distant galaxies in the early universe.
Read MoreA database of Milky Way globular clusters is published that is still in use today in fields as far-ranging as variable stars and pulsars.
Read MoreA widely used list of photometric standard stars, the Landolt equatorial standards, is published.
Read MoreAn examination of gaseous disks around young stellar objects in the Milky Way suggests that planetary systems are likely common in our galaxy.
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