Juno Second Close Io Flyby
Juno completes a second close Io encounter, extending measurements of volcanism and tidal heating.
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Explore 46 historical events and records for United States of America in 2024.
Historical records for United States of America in 2024
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February
Two New Neptune Moons Announced
Sheppard announces two newly confirmed irregular moons of Neptune, raising the known total to sixteen.
March
Sweden NATO Accession
Welcomes Sweden joining NATO.
Third State of the Union
Delivers his third State of the Union address.
April
DESI First Year Dark Energy Results
Levi announces DESI first-year cosmology results measuring expansion across 11 billion years and revealing subtle differences that could indicate evolving dark energy.
Ukraine Aid Vote
House passes long-delayed military aid for Ukraine.
Voyager 1 Engineering Data Restored
A software-memory workaround restores usable Voyager 1 engineering data after five months of troubleshooting.
Ukraine Aid Package
Signs a major aid package after congressional approval.
May
Russian Uranium Import Ban
Signs legislation restricting Russian enriched-uranium imports.
Kyiv Guitar Visit
Visits Kyiv as the United States resumes major aid.
June
Border Executive Action
Announces restrictions on asylum at the southern border.
D-Day Anniversary
Marks the eightieth anniversary of D-Day in Normandy.
Bilateral Security Agreement
Signs a bilateral security agreement with Ukraine.
Voyager 1 Full Science Operations Restored
Voyager 1 resumes returning usable science data from all four instruments that were then operating.
Presidential Debate
Debates Donald Trump in Atlanta.
July
Washington NATO Summit
Hosts NATO leaders in Washington.
Campaign Withdrawal
Ends his campaign for reelection.
Kamala Harris Endorsement
Endorses Kamala Harris for president.
August
Russia Prisoner Swap
Announces a major prisoner exchange with Russia.
Democratic Convention Address
Addresses the Democratic National Convention.
Voyager 1 Thruster Swap
Engineers switch Voyager 1 to a different thruster set to mitigate clogged propellant inlet tubes.
September
Voyager 2 Plasma Science Shutdown
Engineers switch off Voyager 2's plasma science instrument to conserve the spacecraft's declining power.
October
Europa Clipper Launch
NASA launches Europa Clipper toward Jupiter to investigate whether Europa has conditions suitable for life.
Europa Clipper Launch
NASA launches Europa Clipper toward the Jovian system.
November
Vega Debris Disk
Wolff uses Hubble observations with Webb data to show that Vega's broad debris disk is unexpectedly smooth.
Long-Range Strike Permission
Authorizes limited Ukrainian use of long-range U.S. weapons inside Russia.
December
Hunter Biden Pardon
Pardons his son Hunter Biden.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Receives part of the chemistry prize for computational protein design.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Shares the chemistry prize for predicting protein structures.
Nobel Prize in Medicine
Shares the medicine prize for discovering microRNA and its role in gene regulation.
Nobel Prize in Medicine
Shares the medicine prize for discovering microRNA and its role in gene regulation.
Nobel Prize in Physics
Shares the physics prize for foundational work enabling machine learning with artificial neural networks.
Federal Death Sentences Commuted
Commutes most federal death sentences.
Io Tidal Heating Constraint
Juno flyby data indicate Io's volcanic heat is not concentrated in a single shallow global magma ocean.
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DES Final BAO Measurement
The Dark Energy Survey publishes its final baryon acoustic oscillation distance measurement, adding an independent geometric probe of late-time expansion and dark energy.
Henry Sugar Academy Award
Won the Academy Award for best live action short film for The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar.
Juror Number Two
Directs Juror Number Two, a courtroom drama released in the 2020s.:wq
Mufasa The Lion King
Directs Mufasa: The Lion King, expanding the story world of Disney's photorealistic Lion King films.
Neptune New Moon Orbits
Brozovic helps determine orbital solutions for newly confirmed irregular moons of Neptune.
Neptune Satellite Orbits
Jacobson contributes orbital calculations used to confirm the paths of newly announced Neptunian moons.
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