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2018 in United States of America — Page 2
Explore 51 historical events and records for United States of America in 2018.
Historical records for United States of America in 2018
Sorted by month and day. Records with no month are shown last. Showing 11 of 51 unique records.
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10Named people on this page
4Places on this page
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Neptune Shrinking Storm
Wong helps track a large Neptune dark vortex as it shrinks over successive Hubble observations.
Neptune Storm Frequency
Hsu analyses Hubble observations to estimate how frequently Neptune's large dark vortices appear and disappear.
New Neptune Dark Storm
Hubble detects a large new dark storm in Neptune's northern hemisphere.
Nobel Prize
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering cancer therapy through inhibition of negative immune regulation.
Nobel Prize
Shares the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the directed evolution of enzymes.
Nobel Prize
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics for optical tweezers and their application to biological systems.
Nobel Prize
Shares the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing phage display of peptides and antibodies.
TESS Exoplanet Survey Begins
Leads the TESS mission as it begins an all-sky search for transiting exoplanets.
The 15:17 to Paris
Directs The 15:17 to Paris, casting the real-life men involved in the train incident.
The Mule
Directs and stars in The Mule, a crime drama about an elderly drug courier.
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